Biology Final Respiration Section
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AnnasKards on June 10, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 inhilation | diaphragm contracts, volume increases in chest, pressure decreases inside, so air rushes in |
| exhelation | diaphragm relaxes, volume decreases in chest, pressure increases inside, so air rushes out |
| air pathway | nasal, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli |
| diaphragm relaxes | round |
| diaphragm contracts | flat |
| thoracic cavity | chest cavity |
| where is the cite of gass exchange? | alveoli |
| larynx | voice box |
| nasal description | warm and filtered |
| vital capacity | maximum amount of air a person can hold |
| hemoglobin | structures in red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body |
| What controls breathing rate? | the medulla |
| how does co2 affect breathing rate | the excess co2 in the blood makes the medulla signal the lungs to breath faster so that you get rid of the co2 faster |
| tidal volume | vollume of air inhaled and exhaled with each breath |
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