Exam 14: The Respiratory System: Its a Gas

The hormone erythropoietin is released in the lungs.

________ is defined as the presence of productive cough during 3 months of the year for 2 consecutive years, provided that other causes of chronic sputum production are excluded.

Labored or difficult breathing is referred to as ________.

The motor neurons for ventilation are in the brain region known as the ______________________.

The diaphragm is covered by a serous membrane called the ____________.

Air filled cavities in the facial bones are known as ____________.

Olfaction is the sense of ________.

The area of the left lung that corresponds to the right middle lobe is ____________.

The dome-shaped muscle that acts to ventilate is the diaphragm.

A young woman dives into the surf, hitting her head and causing a spinal cord injury.She is in respiratory arrest.Her injury is most likely above the ___________________ spinal cord segment.