Respiratory — Flashcards

The _____ is the most important muscle for inspiration

The _____ nervous sysem is usually excitatory on functions of the GI tract

Lung stretch receptors cause a(n) _____ breathing frequency in response to distention of the lungs (Hering-Breuer reflex)

How do levels of PCO2 change during pregnancy?_____

Which stage of sleep do young adults spend the least time in? _____

Peripheral chemoreceptors respond to decreased Po2 when the arterial Po2 is less than _____ mmHg

The major site of airway resistance is the _____

IgA crosses epithelial cells by _____

When tidal volume is limited, the respiratory control centers increase the _____ to restore minute ventilation

Corticosteroids are important for fetal _____ production and overall lung development