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| carbonic acid dissociation |
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| the breaking up of carbonic acid into Hydrogen ions and carbonate |
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| enzyme that reversibly catalyzes the conversion of carbon dioxide and water to carbonic acid |
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| when chloride ions move into the red blood cells from plasma due to the transfer of carbon dioxide from tissues to the plasma |
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| dorsal respiratory group (DRG) |
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| Receives influences from external sources (stretch recptors, the pons, chemoreceptors) Modifies the rate and depth of breathing |
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| expiratory reserve volume |
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| amount of air forcefully expired after expiration of normal tidal volume |
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| part of the respiratory process involving the exchange of gases in the alveoli |
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| functional residual capacity |
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| air remaining with normal breath, expiratory reserve volume plus the residual volume |
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| the inhalation and exhalation of gases - oxygen in and carbon out |
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| protein molecule in red blood cells that carry the oxygen |
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| air breathed in normally, tidal volume plus inspiratory reserve volume |
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| inspiratory reserve volume |
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| amount of air inspired forcefully after inspiration of normal tidal volume |
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| exchange of the gasses between the cells and the blood |
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| gas the body takes in when we breathe to create ATP energy |
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| pressure exerted by each gas, directly proportional to the percentage of that gas in the gas mixture |
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| the level of acidity of basicity on a scale of 1-14. 1 being extremely acidic. 7 being neutral. and 14 being extremely basic |
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| pontine respiratory center |
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| Modifies rhythm of the ventral respiratory group by outputs to both the VRG and DRG, Adapts breathing to special circumstances such as sleep, exercise, vocalization, and emotional responses |
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| the volume of air remaining in the lungs after maximal exhalation |
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| volume of air inspired or expired during a normal inspiration or expiration |
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| maximum the lungs can hold, sum of inspiratory and expiratory reserve volumes plus the tidal volume and residual volume |
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| ventral respiratory group (VRG) |
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| Primary generator of the respiratory rhythm |
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| air inhaled/exhaled with max effort, sum of inspiratory reserve volume, tidal volume, and expiratory reserve volume, all that you can inhale and all that you can exhale |
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