Chapter 22: respiratory system

How is the air modified as it passes through the meats in between two nasal conchae?

Cleansed, warmed, humidifies

Which 2 muscles are primarily responsible for resting (non forced) inspiration?

Intercostals & diaphrams

As the thoracic cavity expands, the visceral pleura clings to the parietal pleura, and the surface of the lung is pulled outward. Why does this increase in lung volume cause inspiration?

Intrapulmonary pressure is temporarily lower than atmospheric pressure

Which of following locations contain the brain stem respiratory centerz

Medulla oblongata and pons

Which features are associated with the tracheal epithelium

Mucous, goblet cells, cilia, pseudostratified columnar cells

Components of the respiratory membrane

One shared basement membrane, enothelial cell of capillary, type 1 alveolar cell

Where does the diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli into the blood occurr

Respiratory division