Gas Exchange
Cards (31)
- What is the primary job of the lungs?
- How many lobes does the left lung have?
- How many lobes does the right lung have?
- Why is the left lung smaller than the right lung?
- What is gas exchange?
- What is the texture of the lungs?
- What is the significance of the large surface area of the lungs?
- What is the trachea's function?
- What prevents the trachea from collapsing?
- What do bronchi do?
- What are bronchioles?
- What is the function of alveoli?
- How does the diaphragm assist in breathing?
- What protects the heart and lungs?
- What is inhalation?
- What happens during exhalation?
- What do intercostal muscles do during inhalation?
- What happens to the diaphragm during inhalation?
- What is the effect of inhalation on chest volume?
- What happens to lung pressure during inhalation?
- What is the movement of air during inhalation?
- Where does gas exchange occur?
- What are the features of alveoli that facilitate gas exchange?
- What is diffusion in the context of gas exchange?
- What gas diffuses from alveoli into the blood?
- What gas diffuses from the blood into the alveoli?
- What are capillaries?
- How do capillaries relate to gas exchange?
- How do the features of alveoli enhance gas exchange efficiency?
- What are the main components of the respiratory system?
- What are the steps of the breathing process?