Airflow Correct Answers Pressure difference between the
alveoli and atmosphere divided by resistance
Airway Resistance Correct Answers How easy it is to get air
in or out of the lungs
Alveolar Ducts Correct Answers Contain more alveoli, look
like a hallway, line the ducts
Alveolar Sac Correct Answers Multiple sacs of alveoli, look
like bunches of grapes
Alveolar Ventilation Correct Answers Volume of air available
for gas exchange per minute
Alveoli Correct Answers Come in contact with capillaries and
allow gas exchange to occur
Anatomic Dead Space Correct Answers Formed by nasal
cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and
terminal bronchioles. Only some air we breathe reaches alveoli
Apex Correct Answers Pointy shape, top of the lungs
Base Correct Answers Convex shape, bottom of the lungs
Bohr Effect Correct Answers Occurs when acidity increases,
O2 affinity decreases and H+ binds instead. Allows O2 to more
easily enter needy tissues
, Boyle's Law Correct Answers The pressure of a container is
inversely proportional to the volume. High volume = lower
pressure
Bronchial Artery Correct Answers Supplies terminal
bronchioles
Bronchial Vein Correct Answers Drains terminal bronchioles
Bronchioles Correct Answers Smooth muscle changed size to
allow changes in resistance
Cardiac Notch Correct Answers Indent on left lung to allow
heart to sit in chest
Carina Correct Answers First split in the trachea, has
membrane to make you cough
Cartilage Correct Answers Progressive loss as we move from
trachea, replace with smooth muscle
Compliance Correct Answers Refers to how much effort is
required to stretch the lungs and chest wall. Relies on elasticity
of chest wall and surface tension
Dalton's Law Correct Answers Each gas in a mixture of gases
exerts its own pressure and total pressure is the sum of all the
partial pressures