Anatomy Questions
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What is the name of the flap-like cartilage that covers the opening to the larynx during swallowing, preventing the entry of food into the airways?
During expiration, alveolar pressure is ______ than atmospheric pressure
The _________nerve carries impulses that stimulate the muscle fibers of the diaphragm to contract.
The products of mucous, chief, and parietal cells is ______ _____
thorax increases in volume, external intercostals contract, ribs move up and out, diaphragm moves inferiorly
air always moves from an area of _______ pressure to an area of _____ pressure
A the volume of a chamber decreases, the pressure ________. as the volume increases, pressure ________
when the diaphragm contracts, alveolar pressure ________
during inspiration, alveolar pressure is _______ than atmospheric pressure
Warms, filters, and moistens air as it enters respiratory tract
in the cardiovascular system, what vessels are the site of nutrient, gas, and waste exchange?
Conveys air from larynx to bronchial tree
Branching structures carrying air to alveoli
Respiratory organs; comprised of airways and air sacs
Conveys air from nasal cavity to larynx
Entry point for airflow during inspiration
Parietal cells secrete _________ which activates pepsinogen
carbon dioxide diffuses from _____ to ______ at the arterial end of the systemic capillaries
What is the exchange of gases between the alveolar air and the blood called?
the bony processes that curl out from the lateral walls of the nasal cavities, serving to stir up the air as it is inhaled