Respiratory System - Page 10
Questions
- A young boy is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. What effect will this have on his respiratory system?
- What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
- Does the exchange of respiratory gases between the air and blood occur in the alveoli, the nasal cavities, the glottis, or in the pharynx?
- Can pneumonia have a permanent affect on lung function?
- How does cystic fibrosis interfere with gas exchange in the lungs?
- How do the lungs function in the circulatory system?
- How does blood deliver oxygen to cells of the body?
- What organ system is found only in the thoracic cavity?
- What does a collapsed lung mean? What is the treatment?
- What would happen in the respiratory system if there was no diaphragm? Why is the diaphragm so important in breathing?