Deck 13: B--The Respiratory System

Question 1

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Which number identifies the most specific structure that contains type II cells?

Answer 1

8

Question 2

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Number ____ identifies the ____________________, which is the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after maximum inhalation.

Answer 2

7, vital capacity

Question 3

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Number 3 identifies the ____________________, which is the sum of the ____________________, identified as number ____, and ____________________, identified as number ____.

Answer 3

inspiratory capacity, inspiratory reserve volume, 2, tidal volume, 1

Question 4

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Number ____ identifies the vessel containing the highest , and it is called the ____________________.

Question 5

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Identify the structure labeled 3.

Question 6

What factors influence the amount of gas exchange occurring at the respiratory membrane? Include the following in your

Question 7

In addition to providing for gas exchange, list five other functions of the respiratory system.

Question 8

Describe the mechanics of ventilation as it relates to Boyles' Law. Include the following in your

Question 9

Describe the location and importance of the following to various patterns of breathing: DRG, VRG, pre-Bötzinger complex, apneustic area, and pneumotaxic area.

Question 10

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Number ____ on the figure at the left identifies the structure most affected in asthma, and it is called a(n) ____________________.

Question 11

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Which number(s) relate(s) only to an amount of air inhaled?

Question 12

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Number ____ identifies the ____________________, which is the minimum amount of air left in the lungs after maximum exhalation.