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Respiratory/Endocrine System

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The maximum amount of oxygen a persons blood carries is dependent on the amount of_________ available
A waste product picked up from cells in exchange for oxygen and carried to the lungs by the veins in three forms.
Brought to the alveoli in the lungs when muscles of respiration are used to inhale
The rhythm of inspiration and expiration is established in the?
Where the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide and other waste by products occur
Most important muscle in inspiration
Enabling glucose to enter the cells by opening channels in the cell membranes
Starts at the nose, and includes the nasal passages, the sinuses, the pharynx, and the larynx
What system relies on chemical messengers termed hormones?
Down
Consists of two major lobes on either side of the trachea that are connected by an isthmus.
Located in the larynx, horizontal folds of soft tissue behind and attached to the thyroid cartilage
The base of the trachea divides into the right and left main stem _____.
Most important accessory muscles in forced expiration
Allows air in and out of the lungs, while preventing any food or liquids from entering the lungs
Stimulates the breakdown of glycogen in the liver to help restore glucose levels in the blood stream when a patient is hypoglycemic.
Composed of the ribs, sternum and the diaphragm
Supported by C-Shaped rings of cartilage to prevent it from collapsing
The adrenal glands contain this central core termed the ______ that releases adrenaline
The area where gases are not exchanged
Small islands of endocrine glandular cells within the body of the pancreas