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Respiratory System
The respiratory system includes the lungs and the airway. The questions in this category focus mainly on the anatomical and physiological processes associated with breathing.
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Where do the vast majority of pulmonary emboli originate?
where does the vast majority of pulmonary emboli orginate
1. I sneezed a sneeze into the air.
It landed I don't know where,
But long and hard were looks of those
In whose vicinity I snooze.
Where can cartilage be found in the respiratory system?
It is found in the upper throat and is referred to as the Epiglottis.
It's purpose is to close over your throat as you're eating to stop food going to your lungs
Causes of respiratory acidosis?
-respiratory acidosis is when the pH of your arterial blood becomes acidic. Since C02 is acidic, when you don't ventilate properly, this builds up in your system and makes your blood acidic. Bicarbonate is a base. In most cases, bicarb will begin to store up in the body to reverse/compensate for the acidosis.
What is relationship of the alveoli to capillaries?
The alveoli branch from the bronchioles and are responsible for gas exchange with the pulmonary capillaries. They come in close contanct with the capillaries so the exchange of O2 and Co2 can occur rapidly and easily.
What is one organ making up the respiratory system?
nasal cavity, pharynx, epiglottis, larynx, trachea, right and left bronchus, right and left lung, diaphragm
What does the respiratory system do besides help you breathe?
The lungs clean your blood, the other strucs allow you to talk.
What part of your respiratory system takes air from your nose and mouth to bronchus?
these are the pipes by which oxygen enters the lungs and co2 exits
What did deer have in respiratory system?
The deer is quite the interesting creature. It breaths with its lungs while on land, and secretively at night it sneaks into the water and gills magically appear on its body allowing it to take oxygen from the water like a fish. It does this to hide from poachers in the night and also because the water is refreshingly cool.
What careers involve the respiratory system?
Pulmonologists are physicians who specialize in evaluating and treating the lungs.
Respiratory therapists carry out the orders of physicians to provide respiratory treatments. They are also involved in ICU care when a patient is on a ventilator.
Nurses teach all aspects of lung health and about lung diseases and medications, treatments, self-help or home therapies, etc.
What the 5 components of the respiratory system?
5 parts of the respiratory system are as follows: lungs, trachea, heart, larynx, pharynx.
Which gas is brought into the body and which is eliminated by the respiratory system?
oxygen and carbon dioxide
Examples of how the respiratory system interacts with other body parts?
the lungs heart veins mouth nose
3 ways the respiratory system modifies air?
Warms the air, clears the air of dirt and dust, and moistens the air.
Second stage of aerobic respiration?
The second stage of aerobic respiration is the link reaction. This transition reaction forms acetyl coenzyme A. Glycolysis, the Krebs (or citric acid) cycle, and electron transport chain and chemiosmosis also happen at this stage.
What happens to respiratory system of a pilot who is in a power dive in a super sonic plane?
Due to lack of O2, the lungs will start breathing anaerobically i.e.; without oxygen. This may lead to cramps.
What gases are exchanged in the circulatory system and where?
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged by way of the circulatory system. Cells use oxygen for energy and produce carbon dioxide as a waste. Capillaries are where this exchange occurs. Veins carry this product back to the heart. This blood goes to the lungs were you blow off the carbon dioxide and take in oxygen. So the circulatory system and lungs work together to exchange gases.
How do the respiratory and digestive system remove waste?
the respiratory system doesnt really "remove" waste. instead it uses mucus to catch dust particles and other possible things like pollen.
the digestive system removes waste by "releaseing" it into the world :P
in other words by pooping
What is the leading cause of respiratory acidosis?
Respiratory acidosis occurs when the lungs cannot remove all of the carbon dioxide produced by the body. As a result, body fluids become too acidic. This can be cause by almost any lung disease, such as asthma, or by a deadly habit like cigarette smoking.
via cpo focus on physical science textbook page 197 first paragraph
If you breathe pure co2 what will happen?
As long as you immediately breath out again and then inhale regular air, nothing. Prolonged exposure leads to rapid breathing, acidosis (increase in blood acidity), unconciousness, and finally death.
How does air travel the respiratory system?
when the diaphragm and external intercostal muscle contract we breath in and that's process called ventilation which is the movement of air between the atmosphere and the lungs. Ventilation has two phases.
1. inhalation or inspiration- to move air into the lungs.
2. exhalation or expiration- to move air out of the lungs.
in the second and third process of respiration the lungs emy ass
xternal respiration happen this is the exchange of the gases between lungs and the blood,next will be the internal respiration which is also exchange of air between the blood anmd to the body cells..
respiration is responsible for supplying the body cell preventing the to death..
What is the benefit of coughing?
Coughing is a response to a blockage in either the throat, trachea, or lungs, which is blocking proper airflow (i.e. preventing you from breathing sufficiently).
Coughing is an attempt by the body to expel whatever is causing such a blockage. It is a fairly straight-forward mechanical action - the diaphragm contracts quickly, and uses the created air pressure to "push" against whatever the blockage is. Repeated coughs are used against difficult-to-expel things, such as mucus in the lungs.
