Exam 17: The Respiratory System

The total surface area of all the alveoli in the lungs would be about _____ square meters.

Residual volume is considered part of expiratory reserve volume.

The epiglottis is made of cartilage.

The visceral pleura is deep to the parietal pleura.

All of the following are true of the trachea except

Explain why the number of tonsillectomies has dropped in recent years.

One of the reasons for the efficiency of the respiratory system is the thin layer of tissue between the alveoli and the blood capillary.This layer is called the respiratory mucosa.

The respiratory system assists in the sense of olfaction.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition or description. -structures that stimulate an increase in breathing when there is too little oxygen in the blood,too much carbon dioxide in the blood,or a drop in pH in the blood

The function of the cilia of the lower part of the respiratory system is to push contaminated mucus up to the pharynx.

The pulmonary stretch receptors act to inhibit inspiration so the lungs do not become overinflated.

Most of the oxygen in the blood is carried as oxyhemoglobin and most of the carbon dioxide in the blood is carried as carbaminohemoglobin.

The type of respiration that is an alternation of hyperventilation and a stoppage in breathing that usually occurs in critically ill people is referred to as

MATCHING Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition or description. -a thin layer of tissue that separates the air in the lungs and the blood in the lung capillaries

The pharynx is actually part of two body systems.

Which of the following bones does not contain a paranasal sinus?

What is the cause of infant respiratory distress syndrome? Who is most at risk and how is it treated?

Name and explain four types of breathing explained in the chapter.

The amount of air moved into and out of the lungs during normal,quiet breathing is called tidal volume.

Labored or difficult breathing is referred to as