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6 Functions of respiratory system - answer 1. Facilitates the delivery of oxygen to
cells of the body for use in cellular respiration
2. pH regulation
3. Thermoregulation
4. Odor detection
5. Production of Speech
6. Immunity
Parts of the respiratory system (9) - answer Nose
Mouth
Nasal cavity
Sinuses
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchial tree
Lungs
Primary function of respiratory system - answer Keeps the body's cells supplied with
oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
5 Secondary functions of the respiratory system - answer 1. pH regulation
2. Thermoregulation
3. Odor detection
4. Production of Speech
5. Immunity
The conductive zone... - answer Brings inhaled air TO the respiratory zone
The respiratory zone... - answer where gas exchange occurs
In the respiratory zone is where oxygen goes into the ---- and carbon dioxide is ----- -
answer In the respiratory zone is where oxygen goes into the blood and carbon
dioxide is removed
The ------ and the ---- muscles are used to enlarge the chest cavity during pulmonary
respiration - answer The diaphragm and the intercostal muscles are used to enlarge
the chest cavity during pulmonary respiration
, External respiration is the exchange of gas b/w the ---- and ---- - answer lungs and
blood
Internal respiration is the exchange of gas b/w the ---- and ----- - answer blood and
tissues
What is gas exchange? - answer the process where oxygen is loaded into pulmonary
blood and carbon dioxide is removed
Inhaled gas moves through the ---- or -----, to the -----, ----, ----, ------, -----, and lastly the
-----
(Passage of air) - answer Mouth/ nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveoli
How do gases diffuse in the alveoli - answer Down their partial pressure gradients
across the respiratory membrane b/w the capillaries and the alveoli
Oxygen diffuses into the ----- where it's delivered to ----- throughout the body - answer
Oxygen diffuses into the blood where it's delivered to the tissues throughout the body
Carbon dioxide diffuses out of the ---- as a ----- of cellular respiration - answer
Carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood as a waste product of cellular respiration
What is thermoregulation? - answer The regulation of body temperature
What constricts and dilates in the respiratory system to regulate body temperature and
where are they located? - answer Capillaries in the nasal passages and trachea
Where are the capillaries in the respiratory system that are responsible for
thermoregulation - answer nasal passages and trachea
When capillaries in the respiratory system constrict... - answer constrict to conserve
heat
When capillaries in the respiratory system dilate - answer dilate to release heat
The exhalation of warm/moistened air helps to ---- the body - answer cool
Hypoventilation
? carbon dioxide
? pH - answer Not eliminating enough carbon dioxide