Exam 46: Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

arrow
  • Select Tags
search iconSearch Question
flashcardsStudy Flashcards
  • Select Tags
Match each of the following terms with its correct description.
Premises:
ventilation
Responses:
Energy producing reactions that use O2 and release CO2
Environmental source and sink for respiratory gases
The flow of the respiratory medium over the external side of the respiratory surface
Correct Answer:
Verified
Premises:
Responses:
ventilation
Energy producing reactions that use O2 and release CO2
(Matching)
4.9/5
(35)

What would you predict would happen in an area of the body where PO2 is relatively low? ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(38)

Air movement to the mammalian respiratory surfaces can be reduced when smooth muscle in the walls of the ____ contract(s). ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(35)

Traveling to a high altitude can result in "altitude sickness;" however, the body eventually adjusts through ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(45)

Victims of CO poisoning turn "classic cherry red" in ____ percent of cases. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(38)
Match each of the following terms with its correct description.
Premises:
ventilation
Responses:
Energy producing reactions that use O2 and release CO2
The flow of blood (or body fluids)on the internal side of the respiratory surface
Environmental source and sink for respiratory gases
Correct Answer:
Verified
Premises:
Responses:
ventilation
Energy producing reactions that use O2 and release CO2
(Matching)
4.7/5
(28)

Research indicates that the Tibetan and Han Chinese inherited a variant EPAS1 allele from ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(33)

As elevation increases, O2 ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(48)

Gas exchange between the air and a cell in an insect tracheal system occurs at the ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(34)
Match each of the following terms with its correct description.
Premises:
physiological respiration
Responses:
The flow of the respiratory medium over the external side of the respiratory surface
The sequence of events by which animals exchange gases with their surroundings
Energy producing reactions that use O2 and release CO2
Correct Answer:
Verified
Premises:
Responses:
physiological respiration
The flow of the respiratory medium over the external side of the respiratory surface
(Matching)
4.7/5
(37)

The circulatory surface provides the interface between the body and the respiratory medium. ​

(True/False)
4.8/5
(39)

Diffusion of respiratory gases is enhanced by ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(30)

During exhalation, the chest cavity ____ in size, which causes air pressure in the lungs to ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(32)

An example of local control over breathing is ____.

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(25)

What would you predict would happen in an area of the body where blood was relatively acidic (low pH)? ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(34)
Match each of the following terms with its correct description.
Premises:
cellular respiration
Responses:
The flow of blood (or body fluids)on the internal side of the respiratory surface
The flow of the respiratory medium over the external side of the respiratory surface
The sequence of events by which animals exchange gases with their surroundings
Correct Answer:
Verified
Premises:
Responses:
cellular respiration
The flow of blood (or body fluids)on the internal side of the respiratory surface
(Matching)
4.9/5
(35)

The respiratory surfaces of mammalian lungs are called ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(43)

Airways of the mammalian respiratory system function to ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(35)

Decreases in CO2 concentration result in ____. ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(36)

The ____ in the mammalian airway acts as the "windpipe". ​

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(37)
Showing 21 - 40 of 100
close modal

Filters

  • Essay(0)
  • Multiple Choice(0)
  • Short Answer(0)
  • True False(0)
  • Matching(0)