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The paranasal sinuses include the frontal, spenoid, maxillary, and?
ethmpoid
these are lined with mucosa continuous with the nasal cavity
paranasal sinuses
these help lighten the weight of the skull bones and act as resonant chambers of sound
paranasal sinuses
this cartillage is part of the "adams apple" in the larynx
thyroid cartilage
the larynx contains the vocal cords, the glotis and the
epiglottis
to keep food from entering the trachea is the function of the
epiglotis
this is called the windpipe
trachea
this contains C-shaped rings of cartilage
trachea
the trachea is lined by?
resipiratory mucosa
the function of the ___in the lung is to help reduce the surface tension of water
surfacant
the process of external respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the
lung
internal respiration is the exchange og oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the
cells of the body
the diaphragm is the most important ___in respiration
muscle
___converts hemaglobin to oxyhemaglobin in the lungs
oxygen
___converts hemaglobin to carbaminoheaglobin and is carried as the biacarbonate ions in the blood
carbon dioxiode
the tidal volume is the amount of air moved in and out of the lungs during normal ____breathing
quiet
the vital capacity is the largest amount of air that can be breathed in and out in one
breath
the medulla contains the __&___centers
inspiratory&expiratory
The ___&___are sensitive to an increase in carbon dioxide, a decrease in blood oxygen, and an icrease in blood acidity
chemoreceptors ceratoid art&the aorta
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Ch 14
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2011-02-14T21:15:48Z
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