respi Flashcards

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1
Q

The air you breathe is composed of ____ oxygen, ___ nitrogen, about ___ carbon dioxide, and minute proportions of other gases.

A

21 % oxygen
78 % nitrogen
1% carbon dioxide

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2
Q

is the uptake of molecular O2 from the environment and the discharge of CO2 to the environment.

A

Gas exchange

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3
Q

the process of obtaining sufficient oxygen and expelling excessive amounts of carbon dioxide

A

Respiration

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4
Q

ribs expands the volume of the thoracic cavity

A

inhalation

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5
Q

size of the thoracic
cavity reduced

A

exhalation

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6
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  • ribs return to normal
    position
A

exhalation

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7
Q

diaphragm contracts (moves down)

A

inhalation

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8
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diaphragm relaxes (moves up)

A

exhalation

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9
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rib cage gets smaller as rib muscle relax

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exhalation

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10
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allowing oxygen to enter the bloodstream and carbon dioxide to exit.

A

alveolus gas exchange

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11
Q

air enters the lungs (nostril down to alveoli)

A

inspiration

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12
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air is expelled from lungs (alveoli up to nostril)

A

expiration

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13
Q

actual exchange of gasses

A

respiratory zone

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14
Q

conduct/ gather air from environment

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conducting zone

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15
Q

inflammation of the bronchi

A

bronchitis

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16
Q

damaging of alveoli

A

emphysema

17
Q

caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

tuberculosis

18
Q

streptococcus pneumoniae

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pneumonia

19
Q

TB-DOTS meaning

A

Tuberculosis Directly observed treatment, short-course (6 months)

20
Q

itis meaning

A

inflammation

21
Q

fluid in lung making it small

A

pleural effusion

22
Q

collapses of the lungs

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pneumothorax

23
Q

less carbon dioxide more oxygen

A

hypercapnia

24
Q

more carbon dioxide less oxygen

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hypoxia

25
Q

living cells with plasma

A

respiratory surfaces

26
Q

bringing of oxygenated water or air into contact with respiratory organs.

A

ventilation

27
Q

A dense network of capillaries just below the skin

A

Body Surface

28
Q

consists of branched internal tubes that extend throughout the body

A

tracheal system

29
Q

integumentary exchange or cutaneous respiration

A

body surface

30
Q

tiny openings in the insect’s body

A

spiracles

31
Q

connect to external openings spaced along the insect’s body surface.

A

trachea

32
Q

smaller tubes of trachea

A

tracheoles

33
Q

Found in more advanced marine invertebrates and vertebrates
􏰀 Thin sheets of tissue that waves through the water, increasing the surface area available for diffusion

A

gills

34
Q

body plate that cover the gills

A

operculum

35
Q

platelet like structures found in the gill filaments

A

Lamellae

36
Q

the exchange of a substance or heat between two fluids flowing in opposite direction

A

Countercurrent Exchange -

37
Q

Three Possible Ways of Ventilation in Fishes

A
  1. Actively drawing water in through their mouth
  2. Swimming while their mouth is open
  3. Resting near a water