Chapter 28: The Respiratory System
Any lack of oxygen in the body is known as ____________. -Apnea -Hypoxia -Dyspnea -Asphyxia - Hypoxia In an older adult, what is most likely to cause the baseline respiratory rate to rise? -Eating -Walking -Smoking -Running - Smoking Oxygen enters the respiratory system via ____________. -Contraction -Inhalation -Projection -Exhalation - Inhalation Quiet exhalation is normally what kind of process? -Active -Labored -Passive -Forceful - Passive The _____________ is a wedge-shaped area on the central portion of each lung. -Pleura -Hilum -Mediastinum -Diaphragm - Hilum
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any lack of oxygen in the body is known as apnea hypoxia dyspnea asphyxia hypoxia in an older adult
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what is most likely to cause the baseline respiratory rate to rise eating wa