Critical Thinking Questions
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
- Describe the three regions of the pharynx and their functions.
- If a person sustains an injury to the epiglottis, what would be the physiological result?
- Compare and contrast the conducting and respiratory zones.
- Compare and contrast the right and left lungs.
- Why are the pleurae not damaged during normal breathing?
- Describe what is meant by the term “lung compliance.”
- Outline the steps involved in quiet breathing.
- What is respiratory rate and how is it controlled?
- Compare and contrast Dalton’s law and Henry’s law.
- A smoker develops damage to several alveoli that then can no longer function. How does this affect gas exchange?
- Describe the relationship between the partial pressure of oxygen and the binding of oxygen to hemoglobin.
- Describe three ways in which carbon dioxide can be transported.
- Describe the neural factors involved in increasing ventilation during exercise.
- What is the major mechanism that results in acclimatization?