Respiratory and Circulatory System
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veryKOOL1326 on May 10, 2010
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anatomy and physiology, biology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hilus | located on the lung's root, it is the place of bronchus entry |
| glottis | the opening on the larynx is also known as vocal chords |
| vocal chords | located on the larynx, they allow humans to make noise |
| epiglottis | a covering on the larynx that convers it during swallowing |
| respiratory membrane | alveolar and capillary walls |
| tidal volume | the amount of oxygen the lungs breathe in during normal, relaxed breathing |
| vital capacity | the greatest possible amount of oxygen intake |
| nasal cavity, larynx, traches, bronchi, lungs | what is the sequence of air flow? |
| warms air, filters air, moistens air | what are the three functions of the nasal cavity? |
| bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, alveoli | what is the process of gas exchange in the alveoli? |
| inhalation | in this process, the diaphragm is contracted |
| exhalation | in this process, the diaphragm is relaxed |
| squamos, columnar, loose connective, hyaline, and smooth | which tissues are in the respiratory system? |
| 90% | plasma's percent water |
| 55% | blood's percentage plasma |
| 45% | blood's percentage formed elements |
| 98% | hemoglobin is ___ percent of an RBC |
| spectrin, hemoglobin | what makes up erythrocytes? (2) |
| spectrin | creates cell flexibility for movement into capillaries for RBC's |
| transport O2 to cells and CO2 away from cells | function of erythrocytes |
| nucleus | what are erythrocytes lacking? |
| erythropoiesis | process that occurs in bone marrow and ends of long bones where erythrocytes are formed |
| 100-120 days | life span of an erythrocyte |
| never let monkeys eat bananas | what is the order of leukocytes from most abundant to least? (or...how does Ms. Devick want us to remember them?) |
| form platelets | function of megakaryocytes |
| arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins | sequence of blood flow |
| squamos, loose, blood, adipose, cardiac, nervous | tissues in the circulatory system |
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