Respiratory System Organization and Function

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What is the direction of air movement when lung volume increases during quiet breathing?

Upward

Inward

Outward (correct)

Downward

What is the term for the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the lungs?

Pulmonary Ventilation (correct)

Gas Transport

Respiratory Exchange

Pulmonary Perfusion

Which type of cells are responsible for removing dust and debris from the alveoli?

Dust Cells (correct)

Type II Alveolar Cells

Type I Alveolar Cells

Macrophages

When the diaphragm contracts, the lungs move in which direction?

Downward Signup and view all the answers

What is the law that explains the relationship between the volume of a container and the gas pressure inside the container?

Boyle's Law Signup and view all the answers

When the thoracic wall expands outward, the lungs move in which direction?

Outward Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of air movement when lung volume increases?

Into the lungs Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of chemoreceptors in respiration?

To monitor homeostatic variables in the blood and Cerebral Spinal Fluid Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of hyperventilation on the blood?

Respiratory alkalosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the renal corpuscle in the nephron?

To filter the blood and form urine Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of renin in the regulation of blood pressure?

To regulate blood volume and pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a shift to the right in the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve?

Decreased affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen Signup and view all the answers

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What is the direction of air movement when lung volume increases during quiet breathing?

What is the term for the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the lungs?

Which type of cells are responsible for removing dust and debris from the alveoli?

When the diaphragm contracts, the lungs move in which direction?

What is the law that explains the relationship between the volume of a container and the gas pressure inside the container?

When the thoracic wall expands outward, the lungs move in which direction?

What is the direction of air movement when lung volume increases?

What is the primary role of chemoreceptors in respiration?

What is the result of hyperventilation on the blood?

What is the primary function of the renal corpuscle in the nephron?

What is the role of renin in the regulation of blood pressure?

What is the result of a shift to the right in the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve?

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