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What is the correct order of structures that air would pass through as you inhale air into the lungs? 1.  Terminal Bronchiole 2.  Tertiary Bronchi 3.  Respiratory Bronchiole 4.  Primary Bronchi 5.  Secondary Bronchi

During quiet inspiration, which muscle contracts, increasing the size of the thoracic cavity and allowing for the expansion of the lungs?

Which Law states that each gas in a gas mixture exerts its own pressure, independently of the other gases in the mixture?

Please match the lung volume with its correct description:  

A person accidentally swallows water down the “wrong tube”.  The water goes all the way down the trachea to the last ring of the trachea where there is a ridge, called the _____________ which initiates the coughing reflex. 

In the graph below, the area within the  bracket labeled D is representing ____________. 

Which pleural membrane directly covers the external surface of the lungs?

Which cellular structure secretes a natural antiviral defense?

An infectious process has several different stages before it progresses to a full-blown disease. (Enter the letter of each step in the proper sequence; do not use commas or spaces.)A. Prodromal stageB. Resolution phaseC. Convalescent stageD. Incubation periodE. Acute stage

An adult client who has hypervolemia reports a headache, muscle cramps, vomiting, and confusion. Which condition has the client developed?