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What is tidal volume?
volume of air breathed in, in each breath
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when you inhale what does you diaphram do?
goes down
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where does diffusion happen in the lungs?
alveoli
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why are cappilaries suitable fordiffusion?
as gasses are able to pass through their one cell think wall
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What do the small hairs do in your nose?
remove dust and mucus
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Air enters the lungs through?
Trachea
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what are the bronchial tubes?
Air passages in the lungs
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gasseous exchange happens in the?
Alveoli
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what does oxygen bind to in the blood cells?
hemoglobin
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what is the area under the ribs called?
thoratic cavity
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what do the external intercostal muscles do?
expand the rib case when breathing in
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where the intercostal muscles located?
between the ribs
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what do the intercostal muscles do?
they pull the rib case back in when breathing out
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At which parts of the respiratory system does the air enter and leave?
nasal cavity and mouth
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vital capacity
the amount of air you can exhail after a maximum inspiration
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Neural control of breathing?
Neurons are activated in the medulla oblongata that conduct nerve impulses which signal for us to breath
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Chemical control of breathing?
Chemoreceptors detect change in blood carbon dioxide concentrations and respond by breathing heavier or slower
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