Exam 16:The Respiratory System-Part C

Which statement is NOT true of the pleural membranes?

The cause of respiratory acidosis is:

During inhalation,intrapulmonic pressure ___ and air ___.

Which of these bones increases the surface area of the nasal mucosa?

Carbon dioxide is the most important regulator of respiration because an excess will make the blood too:

If air at atmospheric pressure were to enter one side of the chest cavity,what would happen?

In response to high blood carbon dioxide levels,the breathing rate will:

The CNS centers that promote exhalation are the:

Nerve impulses that stimulate contraction of the respiratory muscles come from the:

The elastic connective tissue of the lungs is important to:

In external respiration,oxygen diffuses from the:

The function of most cartilage in the respiratory tract is to:

The diaphragm is made of ___,and separates the ___.

If surfactant were not produced,how would the alveoli be affected?

Exercising muscle will receive more oxygen from hemoglobin than will relaxed muscle,because:

In external respiration,the partial pressures are:

A blood pH of 7.44 indicates:

If total lung capacity is 5000 mL and vital capacity is 4000 mL,the remaining liter of air is:

The pulmonary capillaries are made of simple squamous epithelium,which:

During exhalation,intrapulmonic pressure ___ and air ___.