Ch 14

  1. The paranasal sinuses include the frontal, spenoid, maxillary, and?
    ethmpoid
  2. these are lined with mucosa continuous with the nasal cavity
    paranasal sinuses
  3. these help lighten the weight of the skull bones and act as resonant chambers of sound
    paranasal sinuses
  4. this cartillage is part of the "adams apple" in the larynx
    thyroid cartilage
  5. the larynx contains the vocal cords, the glotis and the
    epiglottis
  6. to keep food from entering the trachea is the function of the
    epiglotis
  7. this is called the windpipe
    trachea
  8. this contains C-shaped rings of cartilage
    trachea
  9. the trachea is lined by?
    resipiratory mucosa
  10. the function of the ___in the lung is to help reduce the surface tension of water
    surfacant
  11. the process of external respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the
    lung
  12. internal respiration is the exchange og oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and the
    cells of the body
  13. the diaphragm is the most important ___in respiration
    muscle
  14. ___converts hemaglobin to oxyhemaglobin in the lungs
    oxygen
  15. ___converts hemaglobin to carbaminoheaglobin and is carried as the biacarbonate ions in the blood
    carbon dioxiode
  16. the tidal volume is the amount of air moved in and out of the lungs during normal ____breathing
    quiet
  17. the vital capacity is the largest amount of air that can be breathed in and out in one
    breath
  18. the medulla contains the __&___centers
    inspiratory&expiratory
  19. 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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