Terms
What is the upper portion of the lung?
Apex
Exchange of gases between blood and cells is called ___________?
diffusion
_________ produces mucous for the respiratory tract, often the cause of headaches as well.
Sinuses
A ____ membrane is a thin barrier between blood in the capillaries and alveolus.
Respiratory membrane
_______ is the technique used when a person is choking?
Heimlich manuever
What is the largest amount of air we can breath in or out?
Vital Lung Capacity
A ______ is used to measure the amount of air we breath.
Spirometer
Space between the vocal cords is called
glottis
Air that always remains in the lungs, even after expiration?
residual volume
Inspiratory and expiratory centers are located where?
Medulla
When the diaphragm contracts, this is called the ______ phase of respiration.
Inspiration
Nasal cavities contain adenoids. T or F.
False
Lymphatic tissues of the pharynx, often the cause of sore throats.
tonsils
Trachea subdivides into ?
primary and secondary bronchi
Chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies are sensitive to levels of _________.
Carbon Dioxide
This is associated with surface tension of the lungs.
Surfactant
Breathing is called?
Pulmonary Ventilation (respiration)
lowest segment of the pharynx
laryngopharynx
External respiration results from the diffusion of gases between lungs and blood. T or F.
True
The right and left lungs contain three lobes each. T or F.
False
A collapsed lung
pneumothorax
Fibrous bands across the larynx allow us to ?
Speak
Your windpipe is actually called?
Trachea
Pleura is what type of membrane?
Serous membrane
The walls of the trachea are made more rigid by rings of ?
cartilage