QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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●● 4 processes of respiration
Answer: Pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, transport of
respiratory gases, internal respiratory
●● Pulmonary ventilation
Answer: Movement of oxygen from the lungs to the blood and of carbon
dioxide from the blood to the lungs
●● External respiration
Answer: Movement of oxygen from the lungs to the blood and of carbon
dioxide form the blood to the lungs
●● Transport of respiratory gases
Answer: Transport of oxygen from the lungs to the tissue cells to the
lungs
●● Internal respiration
Answer: Movement of oxygen from blood to the tissue cells and carbon
dioxide from tissue cells to the blood
, ●● Respiratory zone
Answer: The actual site of gas exchange, is composed of the respiratory
bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli, all microscopic structures
●● Conducting zone
Answer: Includes all other respiratory passageways, which provide fairly
rigid conduits for air to reach the gas exchanges sites
●● Nasal cavity
Answer: Lies in and posterior to the external nose
●● Nostrils
Answer: Or nares; during breathing, air enters the cavity by passing
through it
●● Nasal spetum
Answer: A midline that divided nasal cavity
●● Posterior nasal aperturex
Answer: Choanae, the nasal cavity is continuous posteriorly with the
nasal portion of the pharynx through this part