Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780321981226
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 16CC
Explain the relationship between the lungs, the pleural membranes, the pleural fluid, and the thoracic cage.
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Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (7th Edition)
Ch. 17 - What is the difference between cellular...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2CCCh. 17 - Name the components (including muscles) of the...Ch. 17 - Which air passages of the respiratory system are...Ch. 17 - Cigarette smoking paralyzes cilia in the airways...Ch. 17 - Is blood flow through the pulmonary trunk greater...Ch. 17 - A person has left ventricular failure but normal...Ch. 17 - Calculate the mean pressure in a person whose...Ch. 17 - If nitrogen is 78% of atmospheric air, what is the...Ch. 17 - The partial pressure of water vapor in inspired...
Ch. 17 - How are lung volumes related to lung capacities?Ch. 17 - Which lung volume cannot be measured directly?Ch. 17 - Prob. 13CCCh. 17 - As inhaled air becomes humidified passing down the...Ch. 17 - Compare the direction of air movement during one...Ch. 17 - Explain the relationship between the lungs, the...Ch. 17 - Scarlett OHara is trying to squeeze herself into a...Ch. 17 - Why would loss of the ability to cough increase...Ch. 17 - Prob. 19CCCh. 17 - A stabbing victim is brought to the emergency room...Ch. 17 - In a normal person, which contributes more to the...Ch. 17 - Coal miners who spend years inhaling fine coal...Ch. 17 - How does the work required for breathing change...Ch. 17 - A cancerous lung tumor has grown into the walls of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 25CCCh. 17 - Prob. 26CCCh. 17 - Restrictive lung diseases decrease lung...Ch. 17 - Chronic obstructive lung disease causes patients...Ch. 17 - List four functions of the respiratory system.Ch. 17 - Give two definitions for the word respiration.Ch. 17 - Which sets of muscles are used for normal quiet...Ch. 17 - Give two functions of pleural fluid.Ch. 17 - Name the anatomical structures that an oxygen...Ch. 17 - Diagram the structure of an alveolus, and state...Ch. 17 - Trace the path of the pulmonary circulation. About...Ch. 17 - What happens to inspired air as it is conditioned...Ch. 17 - During inspiration, most of the thoracic volume...Ch. 17 - Prob. 10RQCh. 17 - Refer to the spirogram in the following figure: a....Ch. 17 - Of the three factors that contribute to the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 13RQCh. 17 - What is the function of surfactants in general? In...Ch. 17 - Prob. 15RQCh. 17 - Prob. 16RQCh. 17 - Prob. 17RQCh. 17 - Compile the following terms into a map of...Ch. 17 - Decide whether each of the following parameters...Ch. 17 - Prob. 20RQCh. 17 - The cartoon coyote is blowing up a balloon in...Ch. 17 - Match the descriptions to the appropriate phase(s)...Ch. 17 - Draw and label a graph showing the PO2 of air in...Ch. 17 - Prob. 24RQCh. 17 - Prob. 25RQCh. 17 - A student breathes at a rate of 20 breaths/min,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 27RQCh. 17 - Prob. 28RQCh. 17 - Assume a normal female has a resting tidal volume...Ch. 17 - Prob. 30RQCh. 17 - Prob. 31RQCh. 17 - Prob. 32RQCh. 17 - Prob. 33RQCh. 17 - Prob. 34RQCh. 17 - Prob. 35RQCh. 17 - Prob. 36RQ
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