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What is the name for the passage dorsal to the oral and nasal cavity?

• larynx

• pharynx

• trachea

• respiratory opening

What is the name for the lung volume between 2500 and 3000 ml

• inspiratory reserve volume

• tidal volume

• residual volume

• vital capacity

Why does the volume of air in lungs not ever go below 1000 ml?

• Our muscles are not strong enough to empty our lungs

• we need some air to prevent lung collapse

• some air stays behind to maintain consistent body temperature

• Going below 1000 ml is only seen during heavy exercise

Below the basement membrane, what type of tissue adds elasticity to respiratory tissue?

• connective tissue

• epithelial tissue

• muscle tissue

• nervous tissue

Gas moves from an area of ________ partial pressure to an area of ________ partial pressure.

• Low to high

• low to low

• high to high

• high to low