Respiratory System Anatomy and Physiology
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What is the primary function of the respiratory system related to blood pH?

  • Protection from inhaled pathogens
  • Homeostatic regulation of blood pH (correct)
  • Vocalization
  • Exchange of gases between atmosphere and blood

How does air exchange occur in the respiratory system?

  • Using 3 principles of bulk flow (correct)
  • Through cellular respiration
  • By vocalization
  • Via movement of gases within the body cells

Which of the following is NOT a step in external respiration?

  • Production of energy in the cell (correct)
  • Transport of gases in the blood
  • Exchange I: atmosphere to air (ventilation)
  • Exchange II: lung to blood

What primarily influences the resistance in bulk flow within the respiratory system?

<p>Length of the bronchial tubes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is responsible for expiration in the respiratory system?

<p>External intercostals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pleura in the lungs?

<p>Hold lungs tight to thoracic wall (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure in the respiratory system is responsible for producing saline above a layer of mucus?

<p>Epithelial cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of cystic fibrosis?

<p>Reduced production of saline due to a genetic mutation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does nose breathing make air filtration more efficient in the respiratory system?

<p>Utilizes nasal hair and mucus to filter foreign particles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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