BIOL 2213 Midterm: Topic List 13--EXAM 4

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Alveoli: tiny air containing sacs where gas exchange occurs between the air and the blood: each sac is surrounded by a capillary. Airways: tubes that air ows through from the external environment to the alveoli and back. Respiratory cycle: right ventricle pumps blood through capillaries surrounding each alveoli. Larynx: part of the airway branched off from the pharynx. Trachea: airway connecting larynx with bronchi: rings of cartilage keep it expanded all the time. Bronchiole: rst airway branches that no longer contain cartilage. Conducting zone: extends from the top of the trachea to the beginning of the bronchioles. Respiratory zone: extends from the bronchioles down (where the gas exchange occurs) Gas exchange: occurs in alveoli tiny hollow sacs whose open ends are continuous with the lumens of the airways. Type i alveolar cells: simple squamous epithelial cells that continuously line the walls of the alveoli: easy for diffusion of o2 and co2 to occur.

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