BIO 253 HONDROS COLLEGE EXAM 2 REVISION GUIDE WITH NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSORY REVIEW

BIO 253 HONDROS COLLEGE EXAM 2
REVISION GUIDE WITH NERVOUS SYSTEM AND
SENSORY REVIEW

◉ The sensors that provide feedback information to the medullary
rhythmicity area are the.
Answer: central chemoreceptors and peripheral chemoreceptors.
Correct


◉ The apparatus used to measure the volume of air exchanged in
breathing is called a(n).
Answer: spirometer. Correct


◉ The basic rhythm of the respiratory cycle of inspiration and
expiration seems to be generated by the.
Answer: medullary rhythmicity area. Correct


◉ Which term refers to the volume of inspired air that actually
reaches, or "ventilates," the alveoli?.
Answer: alveolar ventilation Correct


◉ The volume of air exhaled normally after a typical inspiration is
called _____ volume..

, Answer: tidal Correct


◉ Hyperpnea means a(n).
Answer: increase in breathing. Correct


◉ The _____ represents the largest volume of air an individual can
move in and out of the lungs..
Answer: vital capacity Correct


◉ The forced expiratory volume test can determine the presence of
respiratory obstruction by measuring the.
Answer: volume of air expired per second during forced expiration.
Correct


◉ According to the law of partial pressures, the partial pressure of
gas in a mixture of gases is.
Answer: directly related to the concentration of that gas in the
mixture and to the total pressure of the mixture. Correct


◉ Oxygen enters blood from alveolar air because the partial
pressure of alveolar air is.
Answer: greater than the partial pressure of incoming blood. Correct