Exam 19: Respiratory System

The first event in inspiration is

Atelectasis is

Ordinary air is about 21% oxygen and 0.04% carbon dioxide.

In tuberculosis

Which of the following proteins transports some carbon dioxide in the blood?

Laryngitis is a potentially dangerous condition because it may

Another word for breathing is ventilation.

The cells of an alveolus that secrete surfactant are type ________.

Hyperventilation is usually accompanied by a(n)

Bronchial asthma is usually associated with

The bronchus and blood vessels enter a lung through the ________.

As the respiratory tube branches become smaller in diameter,

The inverse relationship between pressure and volume is known as

Baby Timothy suffers from apnea and is hooked up to a monitor to warn his parents when he stops breathing. Timothy's dad snores very loudly. Timothy's condition differs from his father's in that infant apnea is

Peripheral receptors stimulate the respiratory areas resulting in

At high altitudes, when capillary pressure becomes too high,

Cancer that originates in the lungs is most likely to begin in

The visceral and parietal pleural membranes are normally held together by

The layer of serous membrane that is firmly attached to the surface of a lung is called the ________.

One of the causes of the cancer mesothelioma is excessive lung irritation and damage by asbestos. The asbestos, once it has entered the lungs, can puncture and progressively move through the lung until it reaches the serous membrane covering the lung, known as the ________.