Exam 15: The Respiratory System

The function of pulmonary surfactant is to:

The ____________________ pleura covers the lungs and the ____________________ pleura lines the chest cavity.

In internal respiration,the partial pressures are:

The adenoid is ____________________ tissue on the wall of the ____________________.

The ciliated epithelium of the nasal mucosa:

Most oxygen is transported to tissues bonded to the ____________________ in ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of the larynx and trachea? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Intrapulmonic pressure is the pressure:

Which of the following statements are true of O₂ and CO₂ transport in the blood? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

During inhalation,the chest cavity is expanded top to bottom by the contraction of the ____________________.

The airway of the larynx is kept open by ____________________.

In external respiration,the partial pressures are:

The function of the epiglottis is to:

Internal respiration is:

Most carbon dioxide is transported in the blood:

The elastic lungs are always tending to collapse,but this is prevented by:

The general purpose of the tonsils is to ____________________.

For most people,the speech areas are in the ____________________ of the cerebrum.

Mucus and pathogens are swept out of the larynx and trachea by ____________________.

The alveoli are made of simple squamous epithelium,which: