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HAP Respiratory System Test
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Physiology
12th Grade
03/04/2009

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the body uses oxygen as an oxidizing compound because oxygen readily accepts...
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electrons
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the fate of oxygen (during respiration) is to become part of a _____ molecule.
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water
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As sugar is broken down, carbon-_____ bonds are broken.
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hydrogen
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The oral cavity and the nasal passage join to form the ______.
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pharynx
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the holes on the undershelf of the nose are called...
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external nasal nares
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the air-filled chamber in the nose is called the....
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vestibule
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the vestibule is partitioned into shelves by the...
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nasal concha
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mucus-lined, air-filled cavities within the skull and facial bones are called...
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sinuses
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the opening covered by the epiglottis is...
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glottis
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Are the vocal cords ciliated or non-ciliated?
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non-ciliated
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pitch is determined by changing the tension on the...
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vocal cords
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the "quality" of your voice is its...
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timbre
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the false vocal cords are the...
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vestibular folds
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the epithelium type lining the trachea is...
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pseudostratified ciliated columnar
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What tissue type lines the alveoli?
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simple squamous epithelium
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What is the lipoprotein that lines the anterior of the alveoli?
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surfactant
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How much does each lung weigh in an average adult?
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3 lbs
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The exchange surface area of our lungs is equal to a...
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tennis court
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The dome-shaped breathing muscle is the...
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diaphragm
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the muscles that pull the ribs upward and outward are the...
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external intercostals
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the muscles that draw the ribs downward and inward are the...
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internal intercostals
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the membrane that lines the lungs directly is the...
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visceral pleura
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the membrane that lines the medial surface of the thoracic cavity is the...
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parietal pleura
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the space between the two pleural membranes is the...
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pleural cavity
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the volume of air exchanged during normal breathing rhythms
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tidal volume
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the air left in the darkest recesses of the lungs after the lungs are forcefully purged
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residual volume
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the air pushed out of the lungs during forced exhalation
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expiratory reserve
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the air drawn into the lungs during forced inhalation
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inspiratory reserves
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the total volume of air that the lungs are capable of holding
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vital capacity
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the gas that composes 79% of the Earth's atmosphere
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nitrogen
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the gas that composes 21% of the Earth's atmosphere
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oxygen
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the percentage of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is...
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0.04%
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Does exhaled air have more or less nitrogen that inhaled air?
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more
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Does exhaled air have more or less oxygen than inhaled air?
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less
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Does exhaled air have more or less carbon dioxide than inhaled air?
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more
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by comparative value, is there a greater change in the amount of oxygen or carbon dioxide in exhaled air (as compared to inhaled air)?
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carbon dioxide
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the greatest amount of oxygen is transported by binding to...
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hemoglobin
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the lesser amount of oxygen is dissolved in...
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plasma
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the greatest amount of carbon dioxide is transported as the _____ ion.
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bicarbonate
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about 23% of transported carbon dioxide occurs in union with...
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globin
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If an emergency tracheostomy is to be performed, where should the incision be made?
Definition
between the cricoid cartilage and the sternal notch
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Each hemoglobin molecule transports how many molecules of oxygen?
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4
Term
How many lobes in the right lung?
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three
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How many lobes in the left lung?
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two
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Bronchi branch down to finer tubes named...
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bronchioles
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The air exchange sacs of the lungs are the...
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alveoli
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