- Carbon dioxide enters the blood at the _____ capillaries. Here, some of the carbon dioxide binds to the _______ region of hemoglobin.
- The majority of CO₂ in the blood is carried as ____
- Air always moves from an area of high pressure to an area of ____ pressure.
- The vital capacity minus the _____ equals the inspiratory capacity
- Microscopic examination of lung tissue from a patient who died from bacterial pneumonia would reveal large numbers of ______
- Because gas exchange does not occur within the conducting zone of the respiratory system, it is also referred to as what?
- During ______, the atmospheric pressure is less than the alveolar pressure.
- When the production of surfactant by _____ alveolar cells is insufficient, premature infants typically have trouble keeping their alveoli inflated
- Thus, the greater the Po₂ in the alveolar air, the more _____ the blood picks up
- Oxygen-rich blood is carried through pulmonary arteries from the lungs to the heart.
- The combination of carbon dioxide and protein known as _______ is abbreviated HbCO₂.
- When the diaphragm muscle contracts, the pressure in the alveoli _____
- Since blood arriving at the alveolus has a ____ Pco2 than air, it releases CO2 into the air.
- The layer of the respiratory membrane that is furthest away from the alveolar air spaces is the membrane of the _______
- The effects of obstructive diseases such as asthma or emphysema may be determined by measuring the ____
- If you subtract the residual volume from the total lung capacity, you get the ____
- Which of the following structures are part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system? Check all that apply.
- The diffusion of one gas does not ____ the diffusion of another
- The volume of air exchanged during normal breathing is called the
- After a normal inspiration, the amount of air that can be inspired forcefully is called the ____