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ANATOMY/RESPIRATORY EXAM QUESTIONS
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trachea
Question 2: the space between the vocal cords
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glottis
Question 3: motor nerve that stimulates the diaphragm
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phrenic
Question 4: contains the pleural cavity, pericardial cavity and mediastinum
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thoracic cavity
Question 5: mucus drains into the nasal cavities from these structures located in the head
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paranasal sinuses
Question 6: who has a dome-shaped belly
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Di A Phragm
Question 7: the phrenic nerve
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stimulates the diaphragm to contract
Question 8: an instrument that measures pulmonary volumes
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spirometer Question 9: what is the effect of contraction of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles
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increased the volume of the thoracic cavity Question 10: the exchange of respiratory gases between air and blood occurs here
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alveoli Question 11: which transport mechanism causes the respiratory gasas to move across the alveolar-pulmonary capillary membrane
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diffusion
Question 12: what action is responsible for inhalation
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diaphragm contracting
Question 13: the trachea splits into the right and left
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bronchi Question 14: what is the consequence of a severed spinal cord at the level of C2
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quadriplegia and respiratory paralysis Question 15: a pulmonary capacity that is the maximal amount of air exhaled following maximal inhalation
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vital capacity
Question 16: structures partially encircled by the pulmonary capillaries
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alveoli
Question 17: large tube that splits into bronchi
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trachea Question 18: for the lungs to remain expanded, the pressure must be negative within this area
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intrapleural space
Question 19: called the resistance vessels
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bronchioles
Question 20: what is the affect of a narcotic
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depresses respiration
Question 21: skeletal muscles between the ribs, they move the rib cage up and out during inhalation
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intercostals
Question 22: a pneumothorax occurs when air enters this area
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intrapleural space
Question 23: what is most likely to cause hypoxemia
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depression of medulla oblongata
Question 24: what contributes to the wheezing of asthma
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bronchiolar constriction of smooth muscle
Question 25: where is antatomic dead air space
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trachea, bronchi and bronchioles Question 26: muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
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diaphragm Question 27: the amount of air you can inhale after a normal inhalation; about 3000 ml
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inspiratory reserve volume Question 28: composed of three parts: naso-, oro- and larygo-
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pharynx