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Respiratory
Question | Answer |
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Tidal Volume | amount of air inhaled and exhaled in a single breath during normal breathing at rest |
major organs of respiration | lungs |
bronchi divide into | bronchioles |
gas exchange occurs in the ___________ | alveoli |
what nerve innervates the diaphram | phrenic |
4 paranasal sinuses are the | frontal, sphenoidal, ethmoidal, maxillary |
why do we have incomplete sections of tracheal rings | to allow expansion into the trachea when we swallow |
Surfacant | phospholipid that reduces surface tension in the alveoli |
what is the guardian of the airways | epiglottis |
what is the resonating chamber of sound | sinuses |
pharynx is also called | throat |
what affects how long we can hold our breath | the amount of carbon dioxide |
what is the main muscle of breathing | diaphram |
hiccups | intermittent involuntary contractions of the diaphragm followed by the spasmodic closure of the vocal folds |
what is different between the right and left lung lobes | right lung: 3 lobes left lung: 2 lobes |
what is labored breathing | dyspnea |
how do the scalene muscles assist with respiration | they cause the elevation of the ribs when the client breathes in |