Respiratory System MBLEX Questions
and Answers.
What are the effects of massage/bodywork on the respiratory system? -
\• Normalizes breathing through a balancing effect on the autonomic nervous system.
•Encourages deeper breathing and a more complete breath through the relaxing effect
of massage.
•Can loosen the intercostal muscles (the muscles between the ribs) and free the rib
cage to allow greater chest expansion, thereby deeper breathing and thereby
more oxygen to all cells.
•Can release congestion and aid in lowering blood pressure.
•Generates heat to raise body temperature and respiratory rate.
•Stimulates proprioceptors in the joints and increases respiration through range of
motion in an inactive person.
What is the role of hemoglobin in respiration? -
\Hemoglobin binds oxygen to the blood cells.
what is the role of the smallest functioning unit in the respiratory system, the alveoli? -
\Alveoli are what allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide to occur in the
lungs. They are located at the bottom of the respiratory tree.
What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism? -
\Aerobic: Converts carbohydrates to energy USING oxygen. Long duration endurance
activities.
Anaerobic: Converts carbohydrates to energy WITHOUT oxygen. For short intense
activities.
What are the major respiratory organs? -
\Lungs, Trachea, Pharynx.
Location of respiratory organs (image) -
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Functions of the respiratory system. -
\Gas exchange- Oxygen enters blood and carbon dioxide leaves.
Regulation of blood PH- Altered by blood changing carbon dioxide levels.
Voice production-movement of air past vocal folds make sound and speech.
Olfacation- Smell occurs when airborne molecules are drawn into nasal cavity.
Protection- Against microorganisms by preventing entry and removing them from
respiratory surfaces.
What does the respiratory system do for us? -
\Take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide as we breathe.
and Answers.
What are the effects of massage/bodywork on the respiratory system? -
\• Normalizes breathing through a balancing effect on the autonomic nervous system.
•Encourages deeper breathing and a more complete breath through the relaxing effect
of massage.
•Can loosen the intercostal muscles (the muscles between the ribs) and free the rib
cage to allow greater chest expansion, thereby deeper breathing and thereby
more oxygen to all cells.
•Can release congestion and aid in lowering blood pressure.
•Generates heat to raise body temperature and respiratory rate.
•Stimulates proprioceptors in the joints and increases respiration through range of
motion in an inactive person.
What is the role of hemoglobin in respiration? -
\Hemoglobin binds oxygen to the blood cells.
what is the role of the smallest functioning unit in the respiratory system, the alveoli? -
\Alveoli are what allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide to occur in the
lungs. They are located at the bottom of the respiratory tree.
What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism? -
\Aerobic: Converts carbohydrates to energy USING oxygen. Long duration endurance
activities.
Anaerobic: Converts carbohydrates to energy WITHOUT oxygen. For short intense
activities.
What are the major respiratory organs? -
\Lungs, Trachea, Pharynx.
Location of respiratory organs (image) -
\
Functions of the respiratory system. -
\Gas exchange- Oxygen enters blood and carbon dioxide leaves.
Regulation of blood PH- Altered by blood changing carbon dioxide levels.
Voice production-movement of air past vocal folds make sound and speech.
Olfacation- Smell occurs when airborne molecules are drawn into nasal cavity.
Protection- Against microorganisms by preventing entry and removing them from
respiratory surfaces.
What does the respiratory system do for us? -
\Take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide as we breathe.
