9 Flashcards
1
Q
What does Cholecystokinin do?
A
Signals the Gallblaadder to release its bile pancreas to grow and produce pancreatic juice
2
Q
Where does air travel down?
A
The bronchioles
3
Q
Where do the Bronchioles lead to?
A
The Alveoli
4
Q
The Bronchioles become more and more?
A
Narrow
5
Q
What are Alveoli?
A
A network of blood capillaries where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
6
Q
What is Surfactant?
A
A fluid that lines the Alveoli and lowers surface tension and reduces the collapse of the Alveoli
7
Q
What is Cilia?
A
Hair-like structures that extend from cells
8
Q
What do Cili do?
A
Catching particles and pathogens and removing them from the respiratory tract
9
Q
What are Macrophages?
A
Immune cells that ankle particles and remove them from the lung tissues
