Respiratory System — Flashcards

During inspiration, main current of airflow in nasal cavity is through _____ part of nasal cavity in a parabolic curve

When lung volume is _____ than FRC, there is a net expanding force on the lung-chest wall system

The V/Q ratio is _____ in zone 3 (base) of the lung

In _____ lung disease, the flow volume loops shifts to the *left

Effects of Various Lesions and Brainstem Transections: Complete transection above pons with vagi _____ will lead to: Regular continued breathing

Peripheral chemoreceptors respond PRIMARILY to decreases in _____ and pH

What are the causes of death in dry drowning? _____ and Laryngeal spasm

CO2 binding to hemoglobin favors the _____ form, thus reducing Hb affinity for O2

Airway resistance is _____ proportional to the fourth power of the radius of the airway

The _____ of a respiratory system pressure-volume curve represents lung compliance