Respiratory System — Flashcards

During expiration, the slope of the pressure-volume loop _____ as the density of surfactant molecules rapidly increases

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

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

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)

_____ is defined as a decrease of O2 delivery to tissues

Is respiration possible during the pseudoglandular period of lung development? _____

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

_____ in Pco2 cause the O2-hemoglobin dissociation curve to shift to the left

In the _____, hypoxia causes vaso-constriction