respiratory

Question 1

what is respiration?

Answer 1

gas exchange

Question 2

what is glucose?

Answer 2

co2 & water vapor + atp

Question 3

what is muscle cell?

Answer 3

massive amount of lactic acid production

Question 4

what is the result of lactic acid production?

Answer 4

fatigue

Question 5

what happens when there is high [o2] in muscles?

Answer 5

lactic acid broken down into co2 & water

Question 6

what is the nasal cavity?

Answer 6

from nostrils to nasal cavity

Question 7

what does ciliated mucosa do?

Answer 7

cleans, warms, and moistens air

Question 8

what is the pharynx?

Answer 8

from nasal cavity to pharynx

Question 9

what does the pharynx do?

Answer 9

moves air to trachea

Question 10

what is the trachea?

Answer 10

wind pipe

Question 11

what is the epiglottis?

Answer 11

flap that protects the opening of the trachea (“bolus”)

Question 12

what is the larynx?

Answer 12

voice box (speech)

Question 13

what are the tracheal rings?

Answer 13

cartilage rings that keeps the trachea open

Question 14

what does the ciliated mucous membrane do?

Answer 14

it traps particles and beats cilia to move mucus up to the pharynx to expel particles via coughing or sneezing

Question 15

what does the trachea split into?

Answer 15

2 bronchi

Question 16

what are bronchioles?

Answer 16

bronchi that are branched into smaller tubes

Question 17

what are bronchiole ends covered in?

Answer 17

alveoli (tiny hollow sacs)

Question 18

**what are bronchi?

Answer 18

mucous membranes + cartilage rings

Question 19

**what are bronchioles?

Answer 19

mucous membranes only

Question 20

what are alveoli?

Answer 20

functional units for gas exchange

Question 21

what is the size and texture of alveoli?

Answer 21

thin & moist

Question 22

what are alveoli surrounded by?

Answer 22

capillaries

Question 23

what is one lung made up of?

Answer 23

bronchus + bronchioles + alveoli