Respiratory

Question 1

reverse

the volume of gas that reaches the alveolar region of the lung

Answer 1

alveolar ventilation

Question 2

reverse

microscopic air sacks located in the lung

Answer 2

alveoli

Question 3

reverse

the total volume of the lung that does not participate in gas exchange

Answer 3

anatomical dead space

Question 4

reverse

receptors located in the arch of the aorta that are capable of detecting changes in arterial PO2

Answer 4

aortic bodies

Question 5

reverse

right shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve due to a decrease in blood pH

Answer 5

Bohr effect

Question 6

reverse

mass movement of molecules from high pressure area to low pressure area

Answer 6

bulk flow

Question 7

reverse

chemoreceptors located in the internal carotid artery

Answer 7

carotid bodies

Question 8

reverse

process of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production in cells

Answer 8

cellular respiration

Question 9

reverse

hemoglobin not in combination with oxygen

Answer 9

deoxyhemoglobin

Question 10

reverse

major respiratory muscle responsible for inspiration

Answer 10

diaphragm

Question 11

reverse

random movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

Answer 11

diffusion

Question 12

reverse

red blood cell responsible for transporting oxygen

Answer 12

hemoglobin

Question 13

reverse

protein in muscle that can bind oxygen and release it at low PO2 values

Answer 13

myoglobin

Question 14

reverse

hemoglobin combined with oxygen

Answer 14

oxyhemoglobin

Question 15

reverse

fractional part of the barometric pressure due to the presence of a single gas

Answer 15

partial pressure

Question 16

reverse

thin lining of cells that is attached to the inside of the chest wall and to the lung

Answer 16

pleura

Question 17

reverse

refers to ventilation of the lung

Answer 17

pulmonary respiration

Question 18

reverse

volume of air in the lungs following a maximal experation

Answer 18

residual volume (RV)

Question 19

reverse

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the enviorment

Answer 19

respiration

Question 20

reverse

measurement of varied lung volumes

Answer 20

spirometry

Question 21

reverse

volume of air inhaled or exhaled in a single breath

Answer 21

tidal volume

Question 22

reverse

total volume of air the lung can contain

Answer 22

total lung capacity (TLC)

Question 23

reverse

movement of air into or out of the lungs

Answer 23

ventilation

Question 24

reverse

the breakpoint at which pulmonary ventilation and carbon dioxide output increase exponentially during an incremental exercise test

Answer 24

ventilatory threshold

Question 25

# reverse volume of air that can be moved into or out of the lungs in one breath

Answer 25

vital capacity

Question 26

# reverse compounds capable of giving up hydrogen ions into a solution

Answer 26

acid

Question 27

# reverse an abnormal increase in blood hydrogen ion concentration

Answer 27

acidosis

Question 28

# reverse an abnormal increase in blood concentration of OH- ions, resulting in a rise in arterial pH

Answer 28

alkalosis

Question 29

# reverse compounds that ionize in water

Answer 29

base

Question 30

# reverse compound that resists pH change

Answer 30

buffer

Question 31

# reverse free hydrogen ion in solution that results in a decrease in pH of the solution

Answer 31

hydrogen ion

Question 32

# reverse a single atom or small molecule with a charge of either positive or negative

Answer 32

ion

Question 33

# reverse a measure of the acidity of a solution

Answer 33

pH

Question 34

# reverse the buffering of excess H+ in the blood by plasma bicarbonate, and associated elevation in ventilation to exhale the resulting CO2

Answer 34

respiratory compensation

Question 35

# reverse acid that completely ionizes causing an anion

Answer 35

strong acids

Question 36

# reverse a base that completely dissolves resulting in a cation

Answer 36

strong bases

Question 37

# reverse The total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases in the mixture.

Answer 37

Daltons Law

Question 38

# reverse Gases dissolve in liquids in proportion to their partial pressures, depending on their solubility in the specific fluids and depending on the temperature.

Answer 38

Henrys Law

Question 39

Shortness of breath

Answer 39

Dyspnea

Question 40

Increase in ventilation that exceeds the metabolic need for oxygen

Answer 40

Hyperventilation

Question 41

Point during graded exercise at which the rate of anaerobic metabolism exceeds the rate of aerobic metabolism

Answer 41

Anaerobic Threshold

Question 42

The point during intense exercise at which ventilation increases disproportionately to the oxygen consumption

Answer 42

Ventilatory Breakpoint

Question 43

A contraction of the muscles surrounding the air passages, which narrows these passages and causes wheezing, shortness of breath and heaviness in the chest

Answer 43

Asthma

Question 44

the ability of blood (and/or) muscle to resist changes in pH when acids are either added or removed

Answer 44

Buffer Capacity