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        | AKA breathing; the process of inhalation and exhalation of air between the atmosphere and the alveoli of the lungs |  | 
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        | the process of gas exchange in the body |  | 
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        | normal rate for a resting adult is 12-20 RPM, 15-40 in children under 8 |  | 
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        | AKA inspiration; the act of drawing air into the lungs |  | 
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        | occurs when the pressure within the alveoli falls below atmospheric pressure |  | 
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        | AKA expiration; the act of expelling air from the lungs into the atmosphere |  | 
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        | contraction of the diaphragm and external intercostals increases thoracic volume so the lungs can expand |  | 
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        | occurs when the pressure within the alveoli is greater than atmospheric pressure |  | 
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        | relaxation of the diaphragm and external intercostals results in an elastic recoil of the chest wall and lung decreases thoracic volume so air moves from the lungs to the atmosphere |  | 
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        | AKA pulmonary respiration; blood gains O2 and loses CO2 |  | 
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        | the exchange of gases between the alveoli of the lungs and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries across the respiratory membrane |  | 
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        | AKA tissue respiration; blood loses O2 and gains CO2 |  | 
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        | the exchange of gases between blood in systemic capillaries and the tissue cells |  | 
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        | the metabolic reaction within the cell when it consumes O2 and gives off CO2 during production of ATP |  | 
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        | part of the brain stem that contains a rhythmicity center where the basic rhythm of breathing is |  | 
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        | Impulses to this area can alter RPM (eg. change in blood acidity) |  | 
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        | can detect blood pH in the aortic and carotid bodies |  | 
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        | send impulses to the medulla oblongata to alter the rate of breathing based on the acidity of the blood |  | 
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        | AKA alkalosis; medulla oblongata decreases the rate of breathing |  | 
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        | AKA acidosis; medulla oblongata increases the rate of breathing |  | 
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        | can cause acidity of the blood to rise- increasing the rate of breathing and causing shallow, fast ventilations |  | 
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        | instrument that measures the air volume exchange and rate of ventilation; O2 saturation is normal when 94% or higher |  | 
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