Integrated Human Sciences
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Galen
Question:
Difference between the left and right bronchi
Answer:
right bronchi is larger and extends more vertically. (this is where a foreign
object will most likely lodge)
,Question:
hypoventilation
Answer:
causes increased CO2/H+ in blood & acidosis
Question:
Hyperventilation
Answer:
causes decreased CO2/H+ in blood and Alkalosis
Question:
Part of the brain controls the HR and Resp
Answer:
Medulla/Brainstem
Question:
What is the process that controls respiration
Answer:
The brain senses arterial levels of H+, sends signals to the phrenic nerve to
stimulate the diaphragm to increases respiration to remove excess CO2
and H+
, Question:
Hydrogens role in respiration
Answer:
Hydrogen stimulates the central chemoreceptors in the brain stem to either increase or
decrease the rate and Depth of breathing
Question:
superior vena cava
Answer:
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