Quiz #8 Flashcards
1
Q
5 Steps of Respiration
A
1) Pulmonary Ventilation (Inspiration)
2) External Ventilation
3) Respiratory Gas Transport
4) Internal Ventilation
5) Pulmonary Ventilation (Expiration)
2
Q
During the inspiratory phase of pulmonary ventilation, which muscles are contracting?
A
- Diaphragm
- External intercostals
- Internal intercostals
3
Q
Boyle’s law
A
If you increase volume, pressure decreases and vice versa
4
Q
What happens in the external ventilation stage?
A
gas exchange occurs between the blood and the lungs at the alveoli