14.3- The Respiratory System Quiz

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  1. This is the stage of respiration in which gases are exchanged, via the lungs, to and from the blood and the body.1
  2. This is the stage of respiration in which blood gases are carried between the lungs and other bodily tissues.1
  3. This is the stage of respiration in which cells make use of the oxygen for growth, repair, and replication.1
  4. External respiration happens on the inhale only.1
  5. Intracellular respiration stops when the exhale begins.1
  6. The diaphragm bulges upward into a dome-like shape to generate an exhale.1
  7. On a normal exhale, without the assistance of accessory muscles, muscular contraction changes the shape of the diaphragm.1
  8. On a normal inhale, without the assistance of accessory muscles, muscular contraction changes the shape of the diaphragm.1
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