Functions
This is the primary gas supplied by the respiratory system.
What is oxygen?
This is the act of moving air into and out of the lungs.
What is pulmonary ventilation?
These structures heat, humidify, and filter air.
What is the upper respiratory system?
This process brings air into the lungs.
What is inspiration?
Gases move from high pressure to this.
What is low pressure?
This gas is removed from the body.
What is carbon dioxide?
Gas exchange between lungs and blood.
What is external respiration?
This is the functional unit of gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
This process pushes air out of the lungs.
What is expiration?
This law explains partial pressures of gases.
What is Dalton’s Law?
This function helps maintain blood pH.
What is acid-base homeostasis?
Gas exchange between blood and tissues.
What is internal respiration?
These cells perform gas exchange and are very thin.
What are Type I alveolar cells?
This law explains pressure-volume relationship.
What is Boyle’s Law?
This law explains gas dissolving in liquids.
What is Henry’s Law?
This function allows sound production.
What is vocalization?
This system transports respiratory gases.
What is the cardiovascular system?
These cells produce surfactant.
What are Type II alveolar cells?
Pressure and volume have this type of relationship.
What is inverse?
This carries ~98.5% of oxygen.
What is hemoglobin?
This function relates to smell.
What is olfaction?
This process involves bidirectional exchange of gases.
What is internal respiration?
These cells remove debris and are part of immune system.
What are macrophages?
During inspiration, intrapulmonary pressure does this.
What is decrease?
This carries ~70% of CO₂.
What is bicarbonate?