TEAS Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified)

TEAS Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) Upper respiratory tract consists of - answernose nasal cavity mouth pharynx larynx lower respiratory tract consists of - answertrachea lungs bronchial tree airway consists of - answernose nasal cavity mouth pharynx larynx trachea bronchi bronchial network what is the function of alveoli? - answerallows for exchange of gas the right lung has how many lobes? - answer3 left lung has how many lobes? - answer2 what is the function of pleural membrane? - answerreduces friction when you breath what are the respiratory muscles? - answerdiaphragm intercostal muscles what are the functions of respiratory system? - answer- supply O2 through body - get rid of CO2 - filters air - speech - smell (think chemoreceptors) - helps maintain homeostasis Hyper or Hypoventilation: increases blood pH (acidosis) - answerHyperventilation Hyper or Hypoventilation: decreases blood pH (alkalosis) - answerHypoventilation Inhalation or Exhalation? - diaphragm contracts, moves down, increasing chest cavity, pressure decreases - outside air is under more pressure than air inside lungs - answerinhalation Inhalation of exhalation? - diaphragm/intercostals relax, chest cavity decreases - controlled by medulla oblongata - answerexhalation _________________________________ monitors the level of CO2 in blood, signals breathing rate when levels are too high - answermedulla oblongata circulatory system consists of what 3 major parts? - answer- blood - blood vessels - heart ___________, this system cleans up excess fluids and proteins, returning them to circulatory system - answerlymph vascular system name the walls of blood vessels: - answertunica intima tunica media tunica adventitia function of blood: - answer- helps maintain internal environment by carrying raw materials - removes waste - helps stabilize pH - hold 5qts of blood