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Respiratory system
Various questions about the respiratory system
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/05/2011

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The nerve that supplies the diaphragm.
Definition
Phrenic
Term
The part of the throat that houses the palantine and lingual tonsils.
Definition
Oropharynx
Term
The nerve that supplies the larynx and pleura.
Definition
Vagus Nerve
Term
The first branches of the trachea.
Definition
Bronchi
Term
The membrane that lines most of the respiratory tract.
Definition
Mucous Membrane
Term
The hairs that sweep debris out of the respiratory system.
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Cilia
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The structure that houses the vocal folds.
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Larynx
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The muscle that elevate or depress the ribs.
Definition
Intercostal muscle
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The chemical that reduces surface tension in the alveoli.
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Surfactant
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The type of cartilage that supports the respiratory tract.
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Hyaline
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The double membrane that surrounds the lungs.
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Pleura
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Most oxygen is transported in the blood in the form of this chemical.
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Oxyhemoglobin
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The sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
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Alveoli
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The cavities that lighten the skull and provide resonant chambers for speech.
Definition
Sinuses
Term
The passageway that carries air from the parynx to the lungs.
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Trachea
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The extensions of the ethmoid bone that increase the surface area of the nose.
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Conchae
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The muscle the forms the body of the vocal folds.
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Vocalis muscle
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The structure the warms and filters air as it enters the body.
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Nose
Term
The bronchi that branches twice and supplies two lobes of the lungs.
Definition
Left bronchi
Term
10% of CO2 is carried in this form.
Definition
Dissolved in blood plasma
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Carbonic anhydrase assists in the formation of this molecule.
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Carbonic acid
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Chloride is shifted into red blood cells to replace the transport of this molecule out of the red blood cells and into the blood plasma.
Definition
bicarbonate
Term
H+ produced inside red blood cells attach to this molecule to initiate the Bohr Effect.
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Oxyhemoglobin
Term
70% of CO2 is transported in this form.
Definition
Bicarbonate
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The majority of oxygen is transported in this form.
Definition
oxyhemoglobin
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H+ ions produced in the blood are buffered by this molecule.
Definition
Blood Proteins
Term
Oxygenated hemoglobin releases oxygen less readily when the pH is more________.
(Acidic or Basic)
Definition
Basic
Term
Hyperventilation causes the pH of arterial blood to become more ______.
(Acidic or Alkaline)
Definition
Alkaline
Term
An increased heart rate, vasoconstriction and an increased respiratory rate would be symptoms of respiratory____.
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Acidosis
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If you were developing alkalosis, the respiratory system would __________ the breathing rate to increase the acidity of the blood. (Increase/ Decrease)
Definition
Decrease
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Oxygen of the blood wants to enter the tissue where there is a ______ partial pressure or oxygen. (Higher or Lower)
Definition
Lower
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