Physiology of the Respiratory System

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  1. 4. What gas affects blood pH the most in respiratory control?
  2. 5. What volume remains in the lungs after maximal exhalation?
  3. 6. What is the name of the small airways that branch from the bronchi?
  4. 8. Which part of the brain controls breathing rhythm?
  5. 11. What is the passive process of air moving out of the lungs?
  6. 13. What do we call the movement of air into the lungs?
  7. 15. What type of receptor detects changes in blood pH and gas levels?
  8. 16. What term describes oxygen moving from blood to tissues?
  9. 18. What term describes the amount of air moved in one normal breath?
  10. 19. Which law relates pressure and volume in the lungs?
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  1. 1. What type of breathing is usually passive?
  2. 2. Which organ is shared by the respiratory and digestive systems?
  3. 3. What term refers to oxygen moving from lungs to blood?
  4. 4. What gas is expelled as a waste product?
  5. 7. What gas is taken in during respiration?
  6. 9. What pigment in red blood cells carries oxygen?
  7. 10. What tube connects the throat to the bronchi?
  8. 12. Which muscle contracts to initiate inhalation?
  9. 14. What structure is the site of gas exchange in the lungs?
  10. 17. Which structure filters and moistens air at the start of the tract?