Respiratory system Flashcards
1
Q
What is External Respiration?
A
Gas exchange between lungs and blood
2
Q
What is Internal Respiration?
A
Gas exchange between blood and tissues
3
Q
What lines the organs?
A
Visceral Pleura
4
Q
What lines the cavity wall?
A
Parietal Pleura
5
Q
What muscles contract during Inspiration?
A
Diaphragm and External Intercostals
6
Q
What happens to thoracic cavity volume during inspiration?
A
Increases
7
Q
What happens to intrapulmonary pressure during Inspiration?
A
decreases
8
Q
What happens to the inspiratory muscles during Expiration?
A
they relax
9
Q
What happens to thoracic cavity volume during expiration?
A
Decreases
10
Q
What happens to intrapulmonary pressure during expiration?
A
increases
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