Structures
The trachea branches off into two of these
What are bronchioles?
The prefix referring to lungs
What is "pneumo-" or what is
"pulmo-"?
The type of pressure humans and all other mammals utilize to breath
What is negative pressure breathing?
The trp operon is an example of this type of operon
What is a repressible operon?
The air sacs at the end of the bronchioles
What are the alveoli?
The definition of partial pressure
What is “the pressure exerted by a particular gas in a mixture of gases"
What Fick's law describes
What is the movement of gasses across a membrane?
This organ produces ACTH, growth hormone, TSH, LH, etc
What is the pituitary gland?
The name of the molecule that carries oxygen/CO2 throughout the bloodstream
What is hemoglobin?
Homeostasis maintains a regular blood pH of this value
what is 7.4?
What is the surface area to volume ratio?
This membrane receptor catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups from ATP to another protein
What are receptor tyrosine kinases? (RTKs)
During inhalation, the diaphragm moves this way
What is contracting and/or moving downwards?
It helps the alveoli facilitate the diffusion of oxygen into the capillaries
What is a moist lining? (made of mucosa and water, mostly)
The reason oxygen diffuses from alveoli into capillaries
What is the oxygen in your lungs has a higher partial pressure than the oxygen in your blood?
Animal classification from most general to most specific
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what is the larynx?
The change in air pressure in the lungs causes air to rush in when the diaphragm contracts
What is a drop in air pressure compared to the external environment? (negative pressure)
The bohr shift, in summary
Higher CO2/lower PH causes a lower oxygen affinity in blood
Term for a species that has been rediscovered to be alive after previously being declare extinct
What is a Lazarus species?