Breathing Flashcards
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What are vegitative functions?
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The basic functions required for life, things like breathing and eating
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Many of the structures required for vegetive functions are also required for what?
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Speech production
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How long can the brain go without oxygen before neurons start to die?
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Around four minutes
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How long can a human survive with no food? No water?
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Food: 20-25 days
Water: 3-5 days
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What is the definition of respiration?
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The process of gas exchanged between an organism and their environment
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What gases are present during respiration in humans?
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Oxygen (O2), Nitrogen (N), Carbon dioxide (CO2)
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What percent of each gas is inspired?
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O2 - 20%
N - 79%
CO2 - 0.04%
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What percent of each gas is expired?
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O2 - 16%
N - 72%
CO2 - 4%
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What is Boyle’s law?
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If the temperature of a gas is constant, pressure and volume are inversely proportional to one another and have a constant product
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What is the equation for Boyle’s law?
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P1V1 = P2V2
P = Pressure
V = Volume
1 = Initial state
2 = Final state
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Who is known as the father of chemistry?
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Robert Boyle
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What is positive pressure?
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Too many molecules within a closed container, causes explosions
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What is negative pressure?
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Not enough molecules in a closed container, causes implosions
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If you hold the ________ and ____________ of a gas constant, the force exerted on the walls of a containing vessel is a function of the number of molecules within the vessel
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Volume, Temperature
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What makes up the respiratory tract?
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Trachea, larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, nasal cavity
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What is the organ of respiration?
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The lungs
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What does the larynx divide?
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The upper and lower respiratory tracts
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What makes up the vocal tract?
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Larynx, nasal, oral, and pharyngeal cavities
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What does the larynx serve as?
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A valve mechanism which can open or close the air passageway, also is a protective device during swallowing
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What is the heimlich maneuver?
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Forcefully expelling air from the lungs to dislodge food that is stuck in the airway
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What is thoracic fixation?
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The ability to stabilize your thorax, it is important for urination, defecation, vomiting, and heavy lifting
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What is the technical term for urination?
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Micturating
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What is the technical term for defecating?
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Evacuation
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What is the technical term for vomiting?
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Emesis
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What is a laryngectomy?
A surgical procedure to remove the larynx when cancer is present, creates a stoma that the patient must breathe through
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What are bronchi?
Tubes that extend from the trachea to the lungs
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What do the bronchi form?
The bronchial tree
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What are goblet cells?
Cells that produce mucous that lines the trachea
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What does the mucous produced by goblet cells do?
LInes the trachea and traps dust, smoke, pollen, and bacteria; warms and moistens the air that enters our lungs
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What do main stem bronchi subdivide into?
Secondary bronchi, tertiary bonchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles, alveolar ducts, air sacs, and alveoli
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What are the air sacs pitted with?
Alveoli
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What do alveoli allow for?
Rapid exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Which bronchus is wider and longer than the other?
Right
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The right lung is _______, _______, and ________ than the left lung.
Larger, shorter, and broader
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What is the diaphragm?
Dome shaped muscular structure that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and plays an important role in breathing
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What do type II alveolar cells do?
Produce pulmonary surfactant
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What does the pulmonary surfactant created by type II alveolar cells do?
Decreases the surface tension in the lungs to make them more elastic, which allows them to be able to inflate during inhalation and deflate during exhalation
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What is a common issue in premature children?
The lungs, being immature, do not produce enough T2 cells, meaning there is not enough surfactant, and they need to be placed on a respirator and given synthetic surfactant
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What is survanta?
A type of synthetic pulmonary surfactant given to premature babies
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What is cortisol?
Given to mothers with multiples, or that might need an early birth to help develop lungs faster
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The right lobe of the lungs is divided into ___ lobes
Three
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The left lobe of the lungs is divided into ___ lobes
Two
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What is mediastinum?
A space in the middle of the thorax that houses the lungs, the heart, large blood vessels, nerves, esophagus, and some lymph vessels
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What is the pleural membrane?
Surrounds each lung to allow for friction-free lung and thoracic surfaces
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What is pleurisy?
A condition in which the pleural membrane becomes inflamed
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What is pneumothorax?
A hole in the lung
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What are the principal components for the breathing mechanism?
Spinal column, rib cage, pelvis
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7
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How many thoracic vertabrae are there?
12
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
5
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What do the lumbar vertebrae hold up?
Torso
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How many sacral vertabrae are there? What is special about them?
5 - they are fused together
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How many coccygeal vertabrae are there? What are they known as?
3-5; known as the coccyx, considered a vestigial structure
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What is the corpus of the vertebra?
The largest part of the vertebra
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What are the pedicles of the vertebra?
They form the lower part of the body
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What is the vertebral foramen?
The hole where the spinal cord passes through the vertebral foramen
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What is the longitudinal ligament?
Two sets of ligaments that run down the spine helping to stabilize the vertebral column and limit spinal movement
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What are the intervertebral discs?
Cartilaginous discs between vertebrae that act as shock absorbers, and keep bone from rubbing on bone`
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What are the letters used to indicate the type of vertebrae?
C, T, L, S
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What are the transverse foraminae?
Holes found in the transverse process of the cervical vertabrae, veins run through them, they also protect basilar artery
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What is the C1?
Called the atlas, at the very top, and holds the head up
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What does C2 allow?
Articulates with C1 and allows head movement from side to side, called the axis
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What is C7?
The last of the cervical vertebrae, can be felt at the base of the neck
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What makes the thoracic vertebrae distinctive?
The articular facets on the transverse processes and vertebral bodies, also provide attachment points for the ribs to join spinal column
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Vertebrae gradually get ________ as they progress from T1-T12
Larger
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Are the lumbar vertebrae large or small?
Large
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What function do the lumbar vertebrae provide?
Weight bearing in the lower back
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What does the sacrum consist of? What are they connected by?
Five vertebrae that are connected by four ossified intervertebral discs
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What is the sacral foraminae?
Allows for passageway of the sacral nerves and arteries
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What is the coccyx?
Also called the tailbone, consists of three to five vestigial vertebrae
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What can kyphosis cause?
It can decrease movement in the ribs, leaving the lungs unable to expand as much as they should
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What three parts make up your sternum?
Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
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What is the manubrium?
The uppermost segment of the sternum
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What is the body of the sternum also called?
The corpus
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What is the xiphoid process of the sternum also called?
The ensiform process
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What is the sternal angle?
Where the manubrium and the body of the sternum join together
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How many pairs of ribs are there and how are they labeled?
12, numbered 1-12
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What is the costal groove?
A groove in the ribs that protect intercostal blood vessels and nerves
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What is the bulk of the rib called?
The shaft
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What doest the head of the rib articlate with?
The transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae
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What separates the head of the rib from the shaft?
A short neck
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The head of almost every rib articulates with what?
The bodies of two adjacent vertebrae and their intervertebral dics
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Which ribs are the exception to articulating with adjacent vertebrae?
The first and the last three pairs
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How many pairs of true ribs are there?
Seven
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What are true ribs also called?
Vertebrosternal ribs
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What do true ribs articulate with?
Directly with the sternum
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What do ribs 8-10 articulate with? How?
The sternum; by means of long costal cartilages
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What are the long costal cartilages that connect ribs 8-10 to the sternum called?
False or vertebronchodrial
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Ribs 11 and 12 attach to _______ __________ but are not attached to the _________
Ribs 11 and 12 attach to the thoracic vertebrae, but are not attached to the sternum
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Ribs 11 and 12 are called what?
Vertebral or floating ribs
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What three parts of the thorax increase during inspiration?
Vertical dimension, transverse diameter, anteroposterior diameter
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What do the paired coxal bones form?
Pelvic girdle
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What three individual bones make up the coxal bone?
Ilium, ischium, pubis
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What is acetabulum?
A pocket on either side of the hip that allows for the head of the femur to attach to the pelvic girdle
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What is the pectoral girdle comprised of?
The clavicle (collar bone) and scapula (shoulder blade)
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How many breaths per minute do adults take?
12
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How many breaths per minute are normal for infant?
24-116
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The muscles of inhalation are mostly confined to the ______?
Thorax
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The muscles of exhalation are mostly confined to the _____________?
Abdomen
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What is an aponeurosis?
A large flat muscle
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What is the diaphragm made of?
An aponeurosis called the central tendon that is shaped like an upside-down bowl
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What are the two muscles in the body that are not paired?
The diaphragm and the procerus muscle in the forehead (causes wrinkled brow)
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What are the three openings in the diaphragm?
From left to right: foramen vena cava, esophageal hiatus, aortic hiatus
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What moves through the foramen vena cava?
The inferior vena cava, also nerve fibers and lymph vessels
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What is another word for helping?
Axiliary/accessory
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Where are the intercostal muscles?
Thorax
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Where are the scalene muscles?
Neck
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Where is the trapezius muscle?
AKA traps, they are the most superficial back muscle, located on top of the shoulders. Serves to stabilize the collar bone
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Where is the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Sternum -> neck
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Where are the latissmus dorsi muscles?
AKA lats, located underneath the arms, giving the chest the V-shape
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What is the levator scapulae for?
Elevates and steadies the scapula (shoulder blades)
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What muscleis in your chest wall?
Pectoralis major, AKA pecs
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What is your shoulder muscle and where does it lead?
Deltoideus muscles, aka delts, go from shoulders to upper arm
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What are some muscles used for exhalation?
Mostly found in the abdomen, they are external/internal obliques (responsible for 6 pack), transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis, and inguinal ligament
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Spirometer
Provides graphic recordings of lung volumes and capacities
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Tidal volume (TV)
The volume of air inhaled and exhaled during any single expiratory cycle
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Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
The quantity of air which can be inhaled beyond that in a tidal volume cycle
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Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
Amount fo air that can be forcibly exhaled following a passive exhalation
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Residual volume (RV)
Quantity of air that remains in the lungs and airways even after maximum inhalation
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What does RV do?
Regulates and maintains o2 stats
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What is an o2 stat?
Also called oxygen saturation levels, it is the amount of oxygen in the blood, and should be around 90% or grater
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What would you say when someone is speaking on RV?
The person is utilizing their functional residual capacity for speech
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What % of our total blood volume is in the brain at any given time?
20%
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What % of o2 does our brain use?
25%
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Inspiratory capacity (IC)
Maximum volume of air that can be inhaled from the resting expiratory level. (TV + IRV = IC)
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Vital capacity (VC)
Amount of air that can be exhaled after as deep an inhalation as possible
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Functional residual capacity (FRC)
Quantity of air in the lungs at the resting expiratory level
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Total lung capacity (TLC)
Quantity of air the lungs can hold at the height of maximum inhalation, equal to the sum of all lung volumes.
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What alveolar pressure is required to maintain laryngeal vibration?
At least 3 cm of H20
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What does a mercury barometer measure and how?
Atmospheric pressure, using the number of mm that mercury rises in an elevated glass tube as a reference
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What is water measured in? Mercury?
Water - cm; mercury - mm
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The larynx is a variable valve, this means what?
Laryngeal resistance may vary from minimal to absolute
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