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What is the primary function of the lungs?
Gas exchange between air and blood.
In This Section
1. What is the primary function of the lungs?
2. How many lungs does a human have?
3. How many lobes are in the right lung?
4. How many lobes are in the left lung?
5. What is the name of the space between the lungs?
6. What is the name of the membrane covering the lungs?
7. What membrane lines the thoracic cavity?
8. What is the potential space between the two pleural layers called?
9. What is the notch on the left lung called where the heart sits?
10. What is the first airway structure after the trachea?
11. How many secondary bronchi does the right lung have?
12. How many secondary bronchi does the left lung have?
13. What are the smallest conducting airways called?
14. Where does gas exchange actually occur in the lungs?
15. What is the name of the thin barrier allowing gas exchange?
16. What protein reduces surface tension in alveoli?
17. Which cells secrete surfactant in the alveoli?
18. What are the cells primarily responsible for gas exchange?
19. What is the blood supply to the lungs called?
20. What blood vessels bring oxygenated blood to lung tissue?
21. Which side of the lung is heavier?
22. What structure carries air from the larynx to the lungs?
23. What happens to the diaphragm during inhalation?
24. What happens to intrathoracic pressure during inspiration?
25. What nerve controls the diaphragm?
26. What muscles assist in forced exhalation?
27. What structure prevents food from entering the trachea?
28. What is the volume of air exchanged in a normal breath called?
29. Where in the brain is the respiratory center located?
30. What is the main waste gas removed by the lungs?