Respiratory System — Flashcards

Peripheral chemoreceptors are stimulated by decreased _____ and pH

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

Type I glomus cells (carotid and aortic body) have O2-sensitive _____ channels, whose conductance is reduced in proportion to the degree of hypoxia.

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

If there is a(n) _____ obstruction, the V/Q ratio = $\infty$ (infinity) (physiological dead space)

_____ intercostals help in inspiration whereas internal intercostals help in expiration.

_____ is defined as a decrease of O2 delivery to tissues

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

Central chemoreceptors are especially sensitive to the _____ of the cerebrospinal fluid

In the _____, hypoxia causes vaso-constriction