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    Ch 22: The Respiratory System 5-2 Objectives Functional Anatomy of the Respiratory System 1. Identify the organs forming the respiratory passageway(s) in descending order until the alveoli are reached. 2. Describe the location‚ structure‚ and function of each of the following: nose‚ paranasal sinuses‚ pharynx‚ and larynx. 3. List and describe several protective mechanisms of the respiratory system. 4. Distinguish between conducting and respiratory zone structures. 5

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    The Respiratory System At the end of this topic students will be able to: • Compare the respiratory systems • Describe the mechanic of respiration - Air passage principals - Ventilation - Lung volume and respiration cycle - Respiration rate • Explain gas exchange - Partial pressure - Oxygen separation curve • Discriminate gas transportation - Oxygen and carbon dioxide Respiration : - all processes that accomplish movement of O2 from the environment to the tissues - has 2 components : a)

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    The human body has to be controlled from advanced systems internally of which connect in order to function effectively. There are ten main systems within the body of which all perform various activities and all interrelate with at least one other system; the nervous system. The most complex of all body systems‚ the nervous system controls all functions within the body. The main function of the respiratory system is to inhale oxygen and exhale the waste product carbon dioxide. Oxygen is breathed

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    Exercise 7: Respiratory System Mechanics Worksheet Assignment Due: Week 7 Student instructions: Follow the step-by-step instructions for this exercise found in your text and record your answers in the spaces below. Submit this completed document by the assignment due date found in the Syllabus. Please make sure that your answers are typed in RED. Respiratory Volumes Activity 2: Measuring Normal Respiratory Volumes 1. Minute respiratory volume: 7‚500 ml 2. Judging from

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    Respiratory Examination General Knowledge Focus points GENERAL APPEARANCE General state of health and sick or not sick?The examination is performed with the patient sitting over the edge of the bed or on a chair Observe for nasal prongs‚ oxygen masks‚ metered dose inhalers (puffers) and other medications‚ and the presence of a sputum in tissues/mug Respiratory pattern / Signs of dyspnoea at rest. Tripod leaning forward with their arms on their knees‚ this compresses the abdomen and pushes

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    digestive and respiratory system are interrelated because although each of these systems have their own individual purposes. The digestive system takes the food that is eaten and breaks it down into smaller molecules that can be absorbed into the bloodstream. Cells can then use the molecules for their maintenance. The respiratory system takes in oxygen from the atmosphere and then passes it into the bloodstream in order for it to be delivered to all the cells in the body. The circulatory system delivers

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    Respiratory System: Study Guide The respiratory system provides for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide of the body. - In terrestrial vertebrae’s‚ the respiratory system includes 3 steps: 1. Breathing: Inspiration (inhaling oxygen) and Expiration (exhaling carbon dioxide) 2. External exchange- Gas exchange between the AIR and BLOOD in lungs. Blood then transfers oxygen to the tissue cells. 3. Internal exchange- Gas exchange between the BLOOD & TISSUE FLUID and between the CELLS & TISSUE FLUID

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    Tanya Hicks Anatomy & Physiology Respiratory Assignment. ! 1.) The control center inside of the brain is called the medulla oblongata. Our breathing is controlled by the level of carbon dioxide that we have in our blood. The pons sends out a signal from the medulla to the diaphragm to activate. The diaphragm is also sent a a signal from the phoenic nerve‚ that comes from the cervical plexus in the spinal cord. This makes the diaphragm contract and flatten and increases the space inside of the thoracic

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    mechanisms – Local + CNS Higher CNS centers (cerebral cortex‚ limbic system‚ hypothalamus)-> brain stem -> spinal cord -> respiratory system To control respiration‚ what cells should you actually control? -control skeletal muscles involves in inhalation and exhalation These cells control respiratory minute volume – how do you control them? -respiratory minute volume involves the freq. and volume of a respiratory cycle -motor neurons control skeletal muscle -both voluntary and involuntary

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    Science level 3 Extended National Diploma – medical profile Unit 11: Physiology of human body systems (10 credits‚ 60 hours) Assignment title 2 Assignment 2/4: Physiology of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems (P3‚ P4‚ M2‚ M3) Outcome 2 Be able to relate the structure of the circulatory system to its function in a multi-cellular organism Outcome 3 Be able to relate the structure of the respiratory system to its function in a multi-cellular organism In this assessment you will have opportunities

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