respiratory

Question 1

ventilation

Answer 1

movement of air into and out of the lungs (breathing)

Question 2

external respiration

Answer 2

gas exchange between the blood and the air in the lung

Question 3

gas transport

Answer 3

in blood between the lungs and body cells

Question 4

cellular respiration

Answer 4

oxygen utilization and carbon dioxide production

Question 5

inspiration

Answer 5

inhalation

Question 6

expiration

Answer 6

exhalation

Question 7

spirometry

Answer 7

measurement of air volumes in and out of the lung

Question 8

respiratory cycle

Answer 8

one inspiration plus the following expiration

Question 9

tidal volume

Answer 9

the volume of air that enters (or leaves) in one respiratory cycle

Question 10

residual volume

Answer 10

remaining air in the lungs after expiration`

Question 11

vital capacity

Answer 11

maximum amount of air a person can exhale after taking the deepest breath possible

Question 12

total lung capacity

Answer 12

vital capacity + residual volume

Question 13

Alveoli

Answer 13

microscopic air sacs that are clustered at distal ends of the alveolar ducts

Question 14

Respiratory Membrane

Answer 14

The wall of an alveoli is made up of simple squamous epithelium.

Question 15

Partial Pressure

Answer 15

the amount of pressure each gas contributes to a mixture

Question 16

oxyhemoglobin

Answer 16

oxygen binds to hemoglobin

Question 17

hypoxia

Answer 17

red blood cells travel throughout the body and the oxygen is used up in cellular respiration

Question 18

COPD

Answer 18

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 19

bronchitis

Answer 19

inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs

Question 20

asthma

Answer 20

inflammation of the bronchial tubes with increased production of sticky secretions

Question 21

pulmonary embolism

Answer 21

a blood clot that moves to the lungs