Plane divides the body body into right and left equal halves
What is Median (midsagittal)
This is the primary muscle of inspiration
What is the diaphragm?
This pressure type builds below the vocal folds during speech
Subglottal pressure
These are responsible for gas exchange
What are the alevoli?
Yellow (elastic) cartilage is found in all except:
What are articular surfaces of long bones?
This tissue type forms protective linings
What is Epithelial?
This increases as pressure decreases, according to Boyle's law
This volume remains in the lungs after maximal exhalation
Residual volume
The typical rate of respiratory cycles per minute in a resting adult
The nerve responsible for carrying auditory information and vestibular information
What is the vestibulochoclear nerve (8)?
This term describes when the sole of the foot turns medially
What is inversion?
These muscles depress the ribcage during forced expiration
What are the internal intercostals?
This disease is characterized by destruction of alveolar walls and reduced elasticity
What is emphysema?
This is the air in conducting passageways not involved in gas exchange
What is dead air?
The cranial nerve primarily responsible for tongue movement
What is the hypoglossal nerve?
This lobe contains Wernicke's area for language comprehension
What is the temporal lobe?
These muscles originates on ribs 1-11 and inserts on the rib below
What are the external intercostals?
This process occurs when oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the alveoli
What is respiration?
This lung capacity includes the TV, IRV, and ERV
What is the vital capacity?
Another word for striated muscle
What is skeletal (voluntary) muscle?
An immobile, fibrous union
What is a synovial joint?
This muscle elevates the sternum and clavicle during deep inspiration
What is the sternocleidomastoid?
The percentage of the respiratory cycle is typically spent on expiration
What is 90%?
The nerual structure is the primary control center for automatic breathing
What is the brainstem?
The role the iliac crest plays in respiration
What is an attachment site for abdominal muscles?