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BIOL 252 Module 5 Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions
UPDATED!!!
Acclimatization - ANSWER Body adapts by increasing RBC
production
Aerobic metabolism - ANSWER Process using oxygen to produce
ATP
Aging lungs - ANSWER Decreased elasticity and vital capacity
Airflow equation - ANSWER Flow = pressure gradient /
resistance
Altitude - ANSWER Decreases oxygen availability
Alveolar macrophages - ANSWER Immune cells that remove
debris
Alveoli - ANSWER Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs
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Anoxia - ANSWER Complete absence of oxygen
Apneustic center - ANSWER Stimulates inspiration
Asthma - ANSWER Reversible airway constriction
Atmospheric pressure (Patm) - ANSWER Pressure of air (760
mmHg at sea level)
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) - ANSWER Energy currency of the
cell
Baroreceptors - ANSWER Detect blood pressure changes
Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻) - ANSWER Main form of CO₂ transport
Bohr effect - ANSWER Increased CO₂ and decreased pH
promote oxygen release
BIOL 252 Module 5 Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions
UPDATED!!!
Acclimatization - ANSWER Body adapts by increasing RBC
production
Aerobic metabolism - ANSWER Process using oxygen to produce
ATP
Aging lungs - ANSWER Decreased elasticity and vital capacity
Airflow equation - ANSWER Flow = pressure gradient /
resistance
Altitude - ANSWER Decreases oxygen availability
Alveolar macrophages - ANSWER Immune cells that remove
debris
Alveoli - ANSWER Tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs
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Anoxia - ANSWER Complete absence of oxygen
Apneustic center - ANSWER Stimulates inspiration
Asthma - ANSWER Reversible airway constriction
Atmospheric pressure (Patm) - ANSWER Pressure of air (760
mmHg at sea level)
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) - ANSWER Energy currency of the
cell
Baroreceptors - ANSWER Detect blood pressure changes
Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻) - ANSWER Main form of CO₂ transport
Bohr effect - ANSWER Increased CO₂ and decreased pH
promote oxygen release