RESPIRATORY: Flashcards

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The respiratory system includes

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nasal, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli, diaphragm

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2
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function of the system

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to supply the body with oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide

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3
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Respiratory involves the two processes

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pulmonary ventilation(inspiration/expiration) and external respiration (oxygen diffuses from lungs to capillary/alveoli)

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4
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Circulatory involves the two processes:

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transport of respiratory gases ( lungs to tissue) and internal respiration (blood to tissue)

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5
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refers to the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood through the alveoli

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external respiration

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6
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refers to the exchange of gases between the blood and the body cells

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internal respiration

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7
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What are the respiratory tubules lined with that helps aid with trapping the debris and keeping foreign substances from entering the lungs?

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cilia

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8
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What happens to most of the carbon dioxide?

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it is converted to bicarbonate ions by carbonic anhydrase

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9
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_________ _________ is a regulator of blood pH.

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carbon dioxide

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