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Respond to the following statements with reference to the five components of respiratory systems listed below. Answers may be used more than once or not at all.​ -pharynx


A) flexible windpipe reinforced with cartilage
B) surrounds each lung
C) oxygen-rich form of a respiratory protein
D) contains two true vocal cords
E) with the diaphragm, alter chest cavity volume
F) part of the brainstem; controls breathing
G) throat passage behind the mouth
H) inhalation and exhalation
I) connect trachea to lungs
J) flaplike structure that points upward allowing air to enter trachea, but blocks the larynx during swallowing
K) contraction increases thoracic volume
L) microscopically small pockets lined with moist epithelium

M) B) and G)
N) F) and J)

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What is the correct sequence of air flow in mammals?


A) ​nasal cavities, larynx, pharynx, bronchi, trachea
B) nasal cavities, pharynx, bronchi, larynx, trachea
C) nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi
D) nasal cavities, larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchi
E) nasal cavities, bronchi, larynx, trachea, pharynx

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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  -intercostal muscles -intercostal muscles

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Why would athletes in aerobic sports benefit by training at high altitude?​

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While at high altitude, the body goes th...

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People who smoke both marijuana and tobacco have ____ respiratory problems than tobacco-only smokers.


A) ​less
B) ​more
C) ​more serious
D) ​less serious
E) the same amount of​

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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The "Adam's apple" is located in the ____.


A) ​Glottis
B) Pharynx
C) Trachea
D) Larynx
E) Bronchus

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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  -nasal cavity -nasal cavity

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  -larynx -larynx

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Contractions of the dome-shaped __________ and the intercostal muscles between the ribs alter the volume of the thoracic cavity during breathing.

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Water flowing over fish gills exchanges gases with blood flowing in the opposite direction inside gill capillaries. This is called __________.

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Air is continuously forced through tubes that thread through vascularized tissue in a pair of inelastic lungs in _____.


A) ​some fish
B) amphibians
C) ​birds
D) ​reptiles
E) some small mammals​

F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Figure 38.9 ​ Figure 38.9 ​     The following two questions refer to the figure above showing a fish gill filament. -Paired lungs are characteristic of ____. A)  ​spiders B)  all birds C)  all fishes D)  all amphibian life stages E)  all insects The following two questions refer to the figure above showing a fish gill filament. -Paired lungs are characteristic of ____.


A) ​spiders
B) all birds
C) all fishes
D) all amphibian life stages
E) all insects

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Oxyhemoglobin contains _____.


A) oxygen bound irreversibly to a heme group
B) ​carbon dioxide
C) carbonic anhydrase
D) ​bound oxygen in the absence of a heme group
E) oxygen bound reversibly to a heme group

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Respond to the following statements with reference to the five components of respiratory systems listed below. Answers may be used more than once or not at all.​ -ventilation


A) flexible windpipe reinforced with cartilage
B) surrounds each lung
C) oxygen-rich form of a respiratory protein
D) contains two true vocal cords
E) with the diaphragm, alter chest cavity volume
F) part of the brainstem; controls breathing
G) throat passage behind the mouth
H) inhalation and exhalation
I) connect trachea to lungs
J) flaplike structure that points upward allowing air to enter trachea, but blocks the larynx during swallowing
K) contraction increases thoracic volume
L) microscopically small pockets lined with moist epithelium

M) I) and K)
N) C) and E)

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   Use the figure above to answer the following question. -Most of the carbon dioxide produced by the body is transported to the lungs ____. A)  ​in gaseous form B)  ​in the lymph system C)  ​as carbaminohemoglobin D)  ​in the form of bicarbonate E)  as carbonic acid Use the figure above to answer the following question. -Most of the carbon dioxide produced by the body is transported to the lungs ____.


A) ​in gaseous form
B) ​in the lymph system
C) ​as carbaminohemoglobin
D) ​in the form of bicarbonate
E) as carbonic acid

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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A flap of tissue called the __________ directs air through the __________, the opening to the __________ (windpipe).

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Deep-diving animals accomplish their dives through ____.


A) ​speeding their heart rate
B) ​swimming vigorously
C) ​storing oxygen in muscles and blood
D) ​binding oxygen to hemocyanin
E) going into a deep sleep​

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Oxygen moves from alveoli to the bloodstream ____.


A) ​because the concentration of oxygen is greater in alveoli than in the blood
B) mainly due to the activity of carbonic anhydrase in the red blood cells
C) against a concentration gradient
D) to equal the concentration of CO₂ in the blood
E) by active transport

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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A factor associated with SIDS is ____.


A) ​sleep apnea
B) lung cancer​
C) ​high altitude sickness
D) ​low red blood cell count
E) TB​

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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__________, the volume of air that moves in and out of the lungs during one respiratory cycle, is normally far less than __________.

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