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1
Q

holds down soft palate during breathing

A

epiglotis

2
Q

Trachea –>

A

bronchus –> bronchiole –> alveoli

3
Q

dead space

A

50-75%

4
Q

ppl

A

pleural pressure

decreases during inhalation

5
Q

lung compliance

A

elastic properties of lungs

6
Q

airway resistance

A

measure of the frictional resistance of the lungs

7
Q

airflow is opposed by frictional resistance in the

A
airways: 
nose 
pharynx
larynx
tracheobronchial tree
8
Q

upper airway resistance in resting horse

A

50-70%

9
Q

tracheobronchial tree is lined with

A

secretory ciliated epithelium

10
Q

bronchial glands and goblet cells secrete

A

mucus

11
Q

nasal resistance can be decreased during exercise by flaring nostrils and

A

vasoconstriction of vessels in nasal mucosa

12
Q

smooth muscle surrounds the airways from

A

trachea to alveolar ducts

13
Q

smooth muscle actively

A

regulates airway diameter

14
Q

low compliance

A

fibrotic wall

15
Q

bronchoconstriction is a response to

A

irritants
histamine
leukotrienes