Exam 16:The Respiratory System-Part B

The trachea extends from the ___________________ to the ___________________________.

The medulla contains the chemoreceptors that most rapidly detect increases in the blood level of _______________________________.

The muscles that bring about inhalation are the _________________________ and the _____________________.

Severe respiratory alkalosis will cause the blood pH to rise above ___________________.

The trachea is kept open by ___________________ in the shape of a(n)______________.

Most oxygen is transported to tissues bonded to the _________________ in _______________.

The serous membrane that lines the chest cavity is the _____________________________.

The apneustic and pneumotaxic centers are located in the ___________________ of the brain.

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

The diaphragm is made of _____________________ muscle,and during inhalation it moves ____________________________________.

Bicarbonate ions in the plasma are the form in which ________________________ is transported in the blood.

The function of the apneustic center is to ________________________.

Oxygen is released from hemoglobin when the PO? of the surrounding tissues is ___________.

To compensate for a metabolic acidosis,the respiratory rate will ____________________ in order to __________________ more carbon dioxide and _______________ the blood pH.

The bronchioles differ from the bronchi in that there is no ______________________ in their walls and they may _______________________.

The general purpose of the tonsils is to _______________________.

The serous membrane that covers the lungs is the _______________________________.

The function of the serous fluid of the pleural membranes is to prevent _________________ during ______________________.

Hypoxia is a stimulus for the breathing rate to _______________________ in order to __________________________.

The function of the pneumotaxic center is to help bring about _________________________.