Kohn_Alex - Quiz - Resperatory And Excretory System Flashcards
Which of the following statements is false?
• Your body can not store oxygen at all.
• The air you breathe is made of 78% nitrogen
• Your lungs can store several hours worth of oxygen.
• Your body’s cells uses oxygen found in your bloodstream.
Your lungs can store several hours worth of oxygen.
Notes - BP - Respiratory System
What happens to cause air to be inhaled into the lungs?
The diaphragm contracts, moves down and opens the rib cage.
Notes - CLF - Overview of the Respiratory System
When the blood in the body is thick, which of the following happens
The body produces more ADH and the kidneys reabsorb the water for the body to use.
Notes - WKST - The Excretory System
What word best describes the pharynx?
Throat
Notes - CLF - Overview of the Respiratory System
Which of the following occurs in the second stage of urine formation?
Much of the needed material is returned to the blood and wastes are eliminated from the body.
Notes - WKST - The Excretory System
What term do scientist use to describe the mechanical process in which air is pulled inside the body?
Breathing
Notes - BP - Respiratory System
In the diagram below, C (it is a major air passage of the lungs that diverge from the windpipe) is the
bronchus
Notes - CLF - Overview of the Respiratory System
In the diagram below, B (it is the windpipe that brings oxygen to the lungs) is the
The trachea
In the diagram of the lung, which of the following is full of alveoli?
Pleura
Notes - CLF - Overview of the Respiratory System
The rib muscles and diaphragm relax, and the chest cavity becomes _______.
Smaller
Notes - WKST - The Respiratory System
