Respiration Flashcards
1
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Respiration
A
Breathing, exchange of o for co2
2
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Single respiration
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Breath, one inhale and one exhale
3
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Ventilation
A
Moving air in and out of the lungs
4
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Inhalation
A
Takin gair in as the diaphragm contracts and pulls downward, causes the thoracic cavity to expand, produces a vauum within the thoracic cavity that draws air into the lungs
5
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Exhalation
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Act of breathing out, as the diaphragm relzes, it moves up, causing the thoracic cavity to become narrower