Respiratory System Flashcards

1
Q

cellular respiration happens where?

A

In mitochondria

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2
Q

food molecules break down in the presence of _

A

O2

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3
Q

release of energy from the breakdown of food, this makes _

A

ATP

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4
Q

Human resp. sys. consists of… 6 things

A

nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, lungs, bronchi

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5
Q

air moves through… 3 things

A

nose, pharynx, trachea

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6
Q

_ covers the entrance to the trachea when you swallow

A

epiglottis

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7
Q

to keep lung tissues healthy, air must be ,, & _.

A

warmed, moistened, & filtered

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8
Q

large dust particles are ceased by…

A

nose hairs lining nasal cavity

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9
Q

some cells lining the RS produe a thin layer of…

A

mucus

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10
Q

moisten the air & traps inhaled particles

A

mucus

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11
Q

_ sweep the paticles & mucus towards the pharynx

A

cilia

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12
Q

either swallowed or spit out

A

cilia

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13
Q

top of trachea

A

larynx

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14
Q

contains 2 highly elastic folds of tissue known as the vocal chords

A

larynx

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15
Q

_ pull the vocal cords together

A

muscles

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16
Q

From the trachea, air flows into 2 large passageways in the chest cavity called _

A

bronchi

17
Q

each broncus leads into…

A

one of the lungs

18
Q

each bronchus subdivides into …

A

smaller bronchi

19
Q

the smaller bronchi lead to even smaller passageways called _

A

bronchioles

20
Q

bronchi & bronchioles surrounded by smooth muscle that: 2 things..

A

helps support them, & enables the ANS (autonomic nervous system) to regulate the size of passageways

21
Q

the bronchioles continue to subdivide, eventually reach dead ends-millions of tiny air sacs called _

A

alveoli

22
Q

each alveolus is surrounded by a network of…

A

thin-walled capillaries

23
Q

how many alveoli in each lung?

A

150 million

24
Q

O2 dissolves in the moisture & then diffuses across the _ in the blood

A

capillaries

25
Q

_ in the bloodstream diffuses in the opposite direction

A

CO2

26
Q

Air inhaled contains: _% O2, & _% cO2

A

21 % O2, .04% CO2

27
Q

Air exhaled contains: _% O2, & _% cO2

A

less than 15% O2, 4 % CO2

28
Q

no _ connected to the lungs

A

muscles

29
Q

force that drives air into lungs comes from:

A

ordinary air pressure

30
Q

during inhalation, rib cage _, the diaphragm _, increasing the size of the chest cavity

A

rib cage rises, diaphragm contracts

31
Q

inhaling causes the pressure inside the lung to _, and air enters

A

decrease

32
Q

When the rib cage lowers and the diaphragm muscles relax: the pressure in the chest cavity becomes greater than _

A

atmospheric pressure

33
Q

part of the brain that controls breathing:

A

medulla oblongata

34
Q

cell in its breathing center monitor the amount of _ in the blood

A

CO2

35
Q

the higher the CO2 level, the stronger the…

A

impulses

36
Q

as the _ level rises, automatic nerve impulses from the breathing center cause the diaphragm to contract, bringing air into the lungs

A

CO2