QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Pressure - ANS what does P stand for
oxygen - ANS what does O2 stand for
ventilation - ANS what does V stand for
tidal volume - ANS what does Vt stand for
perfusion - ANS what does Q stand for
oxygen saturation - ANS what does SpO2 stand for
function of inspired oxygen - ANS what does FiO2 stand for
tidal volume - ANS volume that goes in your lungs with each breath
0.21 - ANS if room air is 21% oxygen what is the FiO2?
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, upper - ANS another name for the conducting airway si the ______ airway
lower - ANS another name for the gas exchange airway is the _______ airway
invaders (like bacteria, viruses etc.) - ANS mucus and cilia are in the upper airway and help to
move _____________ out and prevent them from getting to the lungs
filters, moistens/humidifies, warms - ANS 3 functions of the upper airway that help prepare
the air to enter the lungs
alveoli - ANS gas exchanges only occurs in what structure of the lungs
R and L main bronchus, bronchi, bronchioles - ANS 3 sections of the "tree" that air flows
through to reach the alveoli
smooth muscle - ANS what type of muscle surrounds bronchioles and bronchi helping them
to constrict and dilate to control the amount of air moving in and out
vasoconstriction - ANS with asthma, mast cell degranulation causes ____________ of the
smooth muscles in the air passages preventing air from going into or out of the alveoli
berries - ANS the alveoli have clusters of "___________" that are connected and surrounded
by capillaries
capillaries - ANS the location of gas change is in what type of vessel
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CO2 - ANS what comes from the heart and diffuses into the alveoli
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