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After the tertiary bronchi, the next smaller branch of the respiratory passageway is (are)
the – answer terminal bronchioles
Which lung cell type consists of thin, flat cells that allow gas exchange? – answer Type I
epithelium
Select the CORRECT statement about the pharynx. – answer The auditory tubes open
into the nasopharynx.
The oropharynx does NOT include – answer pharyngeal tonsils.
Which would NOT be considered part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system?
- answeralveoli
Which describes differences observed as the conducting tubes of the lungs become
smaller? - answerSmooth muscle amount increases.
The blood vessel type allowing exchange of respiratory gases, delivery of nutrients, and
removal of wastes to and from the tissues is the - answercapillary.
The blood vessel type bringing blood from the lungs to the heart is a(n) - answervein.
Blood can allow more heat loss by - answerincreasing blood flow through the skin.
Fluid found between cells is called ___ and it contains ___ protein than plasma. -
answerinterstial fluid, less
Red blood cells do not consume any of the oxygen they transport because they -
answerdo not have mitochondria.
Formed elements of the blood about 7-8 Um in diameter with no nuclei and a biconcave
disc shape are - answererythrocytes.
Which cell in circulating blood indicates rapid erythropoiesis? - answerImmature red
blood cell
The most abundant of the leukocytes are the - answerneutrophils
The least abundant of the leukocytes a - answerbasophils.