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What lines the digestive and respiratory tract?
Mucous membranes line the digestive and respiratory tracts.
What is a portal of entry for pathogens?
mucous membranes of the respiratory tract
Surfactant that cover the respiratory membranes?
Surfactant is pleural fluid.
What are the similarities between cell membrane and resipratory system?
There are no similarities between cell membranes and the respiratory system. Cell membranes have a protective and exchanging function while respiratory system produces energy.
What organelles do cells that line the respiratory passages have?
They are abundant in plasma membranes and cilia/flagellaCilia
Bacteria That Inhabit the Mucous Membranes?
Mucous membranes of the respiratory, genitourinary, and intestinal tracts provide a habitat for numerous bacteria. 2) Streptococcus, Corynebacterium - respiratory tract 3) Lactobacillus - vagina 4) Clostridium, Enterics - intestinal tract
Where is the respiratory center located?
The respiratory center is located in the pons and the medulla oblongata.
What is the medical term meaning membranes located in the joint spaces?
synovial membranes
Where is the chlorophyll located in the chloroplast?
In the Thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast
Does the diffusion of respiratory gases take place at the membranes between the alveolar ducts and lymphatic capillaries?
no
Which transport mechanism causes the respiratory gases to move across the alveolar pulmonary capillary membranes?
Diffusion
What are three respiratory surfaces found in an adult frog?
the skin the lungs and the mucus membranes lining the throat
