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Anatomy & Physiology Chapter 16 Review
Describe the path air takes when inhaled naming all the major organs it passes through.
What is the purpose of the cartilage surrounding the trachea and primary bronchi?
What are the membranes surrounding the lungs? What is their function?
Give a summary of inspiration.
What causes air to flow into and out of the lungs?
Give a summary of expiration.
What is the approximate volume of air in a normal breath? In the total lungs? In the
lungs when the maximum amount of air is expired? In a breath that fills the lungs?
Why does CO2 diffuse out of the blood and O2 diffuse into the blood in the lungs and vice
versa in the internal body?
What carries O2 in the blood? How does CO2 travel in the blood stream?
Where is breathing controlled?
How is the breathing regulated?