Respiratory — Flashcards

The cilia on the hair cells of the semicircular canal are embedded in a gelatinous structure called the _____

What kind of flow volume pattern would compression atelectasis cause? _____

Club (clara) cells of the lung secrete a component of _____ and act as reserve cells

_____ is defined as the permanent dilatation of bronchioles and bronchi

The law of Laplace states that the collapsing pressure of an alveoli, P, is equal to _____

The _____ respiratory group is primarily responsible for expiration and is not active during normal, quiet breathing

In zone 2 of the lung, blood flow is driven by the difference between _____ and _____ pressure

What type of upper airway obstruction is seen in vocal cord paralysis / dysfunction and laryngeal tumors? _____

The normal value for the ratio of FEV1/FVC is approximately _____

In most organs, hypoxia leads to compensatory vaso-_____