Respiratory Review Flashcards
When someone is experiencing an asthma attack, their cells are not receiving enough oxygen. What is the best explanation?
asthma causes constriction of the smooth muscles in the lungs, making alveolar ventilation difficult
Boyle’s law describes why air flows into the lungs when the diaphragm contracts.
True
The deeper inside the lungs you go, the less cartilage and the more smooth muscle surrounds the bronchial tree.
True
Which of the following conditions increases Oxygen being released from hemoglobin?
Increase in temp
When the dorsal respiratory group is active, what happens?
Breathe in
How many primary bronchi are there in the body?
two
Where does internal respiration take place?
Inside our cells
COz can be carried in the blood in different ways. Which one of these is NOT one of them?
Not:
•in the membrane of red blood cells
•dissolved in the plasma
•as carbaminohemoglobin
•converted to carbonic acid
When you breathe in, air enters through your nose and/or mouth and then passes by various other structures in your respiratory system. Put the following structures into the correct order from first to last when breathing in. Nose, for example would be first, since this is where air enters.
- Nasal vestibule
- Oropharynx
- Glottis
- Trachea
- Tertiary bronchus
- Respiratory bronchiole
- Alveolar duct
- Alveolus
- Respiratory membrane
