Exam 40: Physiology of the Respiratory System

Which respiratory-associated muscles would contract if you were to blow up a balloon?

The exchange of gases between the lungs and the blood is called ________.

Which of the following choices is NOT a functional process performed by the respiratory system?

The amount of air that cannot be forcefully exhaled from the lungs is called ________.

Intrapulmonary pressure is the ________.

The relationship between the pressure and volume of gases is given by ________.

Air moves out of the lungs when the pressure inside the lungs is ________.

The lung volume that represents the total volume of exchangeable air is the ________.

Inspiratory capacity is ________.

The amount of air that can be inspired above the tidal volume is called ________.