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Match each of the following actions with its effect on respiration: 

Lymph from the right side of the head would drain through the ___________.

Antibodies that act against foreign substances are produced by ___________.

In the following diagram, the process labeled “B” is depicting ____________________.   

During ventilation, air pressure drives airflow.  If the atmospheric pressure is 760 mmHg and the pressure in the alveoli of the lungs is 754 mmHg, air would flow:

Which of the following muscles would NOT be recruited to increase inspired volume:

You have a patient that has recently had pulmonary function tests that reveal the following lung volumes: Tidal Volume (TV):                                       400 ml Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV):   3000 ml Expiratory Resserve Volume (ERV): 1100 ml Residual Volume (RV):                               1200 ml Using your knowledge of lung capacities, calculate this patients Vital Capacity:

The Pontine Respiratory group has the important function of:

In normal/quiet breathing:    

Which of the following muscles would NOT be recruited to increase expired volume volume: