Ch 15: Online 3

Question 1

Decreases surface tension within alveoli, permits inflation

Answer 1

Surfactant

Question 2

A bluish skin color caused by hypoxia

Answer 2

Cyanosis

Question 3

A collapsed lung

Answer 3

Pneumothorax

Question 4

Air pressure within the bronchial tree and alveoli

Answer 4

Intrapulmonic

Question 5

The motor nerves to the diaphragm

Answer 5

Phrenic

Question 6

Dead space that everyone has

Answer 6

Anatomic

Question 7

The respiratory center in the pons that prolongs inhalation

Answer 7

Apneustic

Question 8

The enzyme in RBCs that forms carbonic acid from CO2 and water

Answer 8

Carbonic Anhydrase

Question 9

The normal expansibility of the lungs

Answer 9

Compliance

Question 10

Increases the size of the thoracic cavity from top to bottom

Answer 10

Diaphragm

Question 11

In the carotid and aortic bodies, detect changes in blood oxygen level

Answer 11

Chemoreceptors

Question 12

The pH imbalance caused by pneumonia or other pulmonary disease

Answer 12

Respiratory Acidosis

Question 13

Carries oxygen in RBCs

Answer 13

Hemoglobin

Question 14

Difficult or labored breathing

Answer 14

Dyspnea

Question 15

A high blood level of CO2

Answer 15

Hypercapnia

Question 16

The respiratory center in the pons that contributes to exhalation

Answer 16

Pneumotaxic

Question 17

Carbon monoxide bonded to hemoglobin

Answer 17

Carboxyhemoglobin

Question 18

Increase the surface area of the nasal mucosa

Answer 18

Conchae

Question 19

Clears an irritation from the nasal mucosa

Answer 19

Sneeze

Question 20

The part of the CNS that changes breathing in emotional situations

Answer 20

Hypothalamus

Question 21

The part of the larynx that prevents choking while swallowing

Answer 21

Epiglottis

Question 22

Volume of air in the lungs that cannot be exhaled

Answer 22

Residual air

Question 23

Respiratory ____, the pH imbalance caused by hyperventilation

Answer 23

Respiratory Alkalosis

Question 24

Sinuses in the maxille, frontal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones

Answer 24

Paranasal

Question 25

Vibrate to produce sounds that are turned into speech

Answer 25

Vocal cords