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Aerospace Phydiology
Flash Cards Test 2
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Aviation
Professional
07/28/2009

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Term
4 Structures of Respitory System
Definition
- The Oral- Nasal Cavity
- Trachea
- Lungs
- Alveoli
Term
Earths atmosphere is composed of:
Definition
78 % Nitrogen, 21 % Oxygen , 1 % other gases
Term
The combined weight of all atmospheric gases acting to create a force upeon the surface of the earth is known as:
Definition
Atmospheric Pressure
Term
Atmospheric Pressure is caused by:
Definition
Gravity pulling gas molecules earthward and thermal and solar radiation expanding the gases outward
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