Exam 16:The Respiratory System-Part B

The nasal mucosa is made of ___________________ epithelial tissue.

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

During exhalation,intrapulmonic pressure _______________________,and air moves ________________ the lungs.

The airway of the larynx is kept open by ___________________________.

Severe respiratory acidosis will cause the blood pH to fall below ___________________.

The airway of the larynx is lined with _______________________ epithelial tissue.

The alveoli and the pulmonary capillaries are all made of ___________________________ tissue,which permits __________________________.

Exchange of gases is possible in the lungs because the alveoli are lined with ________________________,in which gases can dissolve.

A patient who is anxious and hyperventilating may also be in a pH state of respiratory _________________.

The general cause of respiratory alkalosis is a(n)______________________ in breathing rate that results in __________________ CO₂ in the body.

The chemoreceptors that most rapidly detect an increase in the blood CO? level are located in the _______________________.

The diaphragm contracts during ________________________ and relaxes during __________________________.

The larynx is an air passage between the _____________________ and the _________________.

The trachea is lined with _________________________ epithelial tissue.

The air pressure within the bronchial tree is called ________________________ pressure.

The external intercostal muscles contribute to ___________________________ by pulling the ribs __________________________.

The air pressure outside the body is called __________________________ pressure

The palatine tonsils are _______________________ tissue,and are on the lateral walls of the _____________________________.

Oxygen is released from hemoglobin to tissues when the PO₂ is ____________ and the PCO₂ is _________________.

The elastic connective tissue of the lungs contributes to ______________________ .