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Carbon dioxide enters the blood at the _____ capillaries. Here, some of the carbon dioxide binds to the _______ region of hemoglobin.
The majority of CO₂ in the blood is carried as ____
Air always moves from an area of high pressure to an area of ____ pressure.
The vital capacity minus the _____ equals the inspiratory capacity
Microscopic examination of lung tissue from a patient who died from bacterial pneumonia would reveal large numbers of ______
Because gas exchange does not occur within the conducting zone of the respiratory system, it is also referred to as what?
During ______, the atmospheric pressure is less than the alveolar pressure.
When the production of surfactant by _____ alveolar cells is insufficient, premature infants typically have trouble keeping their alveoli inflated
Thus, the greater the Po₂ in the alveolar air, the more _____ the blood picks up
Oxygen-rich blood is carried through pulmonary arteries from the lungs to the heart.
The combination of carbon dioxide and protein known as _______ is abbreviated HbCO₂.
When the diaphragm muscle contracts, the pressure in the alveoli _____
Since blood arriving at the alveolus has a ____ Pco2 than air, it releases CO2 into the air.
The layer of the respiratory membrane that is furthest away from the alveolar air spaces is the membrane of the _______
The effects of obstructive diseases such as asthma or emphysema may be determined by measuring the ____
If you subtract the residual volume from the total lung capacity, you get the ____
Which of the following structures are part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system? Check all that apply.
The diffusion of one gas does not ____ the diffusion of another
The volume of air exchanged during normal breathing is called the
After a normal inspiration, the amount of air that can be inspired forcefully is called the ____