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_______ from the pulmonary capillaries is returned to the left atrium of the heart through the pulmonary vein.
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2. The distance from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm is the ______diameter of the thorax.
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The utilization of oxygen within the body cells for the liberation of energy from food substances is called______
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4. There are _______ types of intercostal
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5. The normal respiratory rate is _____ times per minute
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6. The red blood cells will cross the pulmonary capillaries in a ______ of single cells.
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7. The pulmonary artery carries ______blood
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The extent to which the lungs expand for each unit increase in transpulmonary pressure is called______
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9. When the ribs are pulled upward and forward, the AP diameter increases.
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The diaphragm is capable of vertical excursion of 2.5cm to 10cm depending on the ______ of breathing.
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11. Venous blood from tissues of the body is returned to the right _______of the heart
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Every time the transpulmonary pressure increases by 1 centimeter of water, the lung volume expands _______ millimeters.
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13. The external intercostal run _____ and _______
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An increase in ______ volume due to diaphragm causes the intrathoracic pressure to be 2 to 6 mmHg less than atmospheric pressure.
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15. The pulmonary _____is secreted by the Type II alveolar epithelial cells in the lungs.
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The _______ serves as the air pump that allows for external and internal excrespiratory systemange of gases from the external environment and the internal environment of the body.
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The bony thorax, the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm form a cone shaped structure called the _______
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18. About ______% of the blood flow to the lungs is through the bronchial arteries and veins.
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19. In the lungs, exchange of gases occurs only in the respiratory bronchioles and the________.
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An increase in thoracic volume due to diaphragm causes the intrathoracic pressure to be ______ less than atmospheric pressure.
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21. The external intercostal run _____ and _______
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22. _______is the volume of air breathed in and out of the lungs during normal quiet respiration
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The _______ divide several times just like the trachea until the pulmonary capillaries are formed.
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When the increase in pressure is removed, the elastic properties of the _______ restore the original volume.
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25. The normal _______rate is 12 to 16 times per minute.
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26. Vital Capicity has a value of______
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27. Surfactant is a ______complex formed by lipids especially phospholipids, proteins and ions.
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28. The right bronchial artery arises from the first right ______artery
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29. The ______ circulation is a low pressure circulation
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30. The oxygen in the blood that is delivered to the left atrium is about ______%.
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Blood from the pulmonary capillaries is returned to the left atrium of the heart through the_______.
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32. No fluid moves out of the pulmonary capillaries into the interstitial space
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33. The right ventricle pumps the blood out of the heart through the____
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34. The right ventricle pumps the blood out of the ______ through the pulmonary artery.
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The plasma is a poor carrier of oxygen. The normal respiratory rate is ______ times per minute.
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36. When the ribs are pulled upward and forward the AP diameter______
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The volume of air that moves into and out of the lungs under different conditions can be measured using a______.
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The process of measuring the volume of air that moves into and out of the lungs under different conditions is known as_____
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39. About 2% of the blood flow to the lungs is through the bronchial arteries and______.
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40. The accessory muscles of expiration are the _______
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When the ________in pressure is removed, the elastic properties of the tissue restore the original volume.
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42. Respiration has _______ major components
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The diaphragm is capable of vertical excursion of 2.5cm to 10cm depending on the depth of______.
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The large surface area of the ______ is matched by an even larger surface area presented by the capillaries.
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45. The pulmonary surfactant is secreted by the _______alveolar epithelial cells in the lungs.
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_______ is the process by which oxygen is transferred from the atmosphere to the tissue for use in metabolism
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47. ______is a measure of the distensibility (elasticity) of the lungs and thoracic structures
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48. The pulmonary vein carries________
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49. The _______ run backwards and downwards and pull the ribs backward and downward.
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50. Compliance is the volume change in the lungs produced by a unit change of______.
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