What do you mean by alveoli?

Q: What is the opening between vocal cords

A: Vocal cords are also as vocal folds. They are folds of tissue in the throat that are key in creating…

Q: What is the diaphragm?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  BREATHING  It is the process in which the air is taken in and exhaled out. The…

Q: How are the lungs designed in human beings to maximize the area for exchange of gases?

A: Lungs which are part of respiratory system helps to provide enough supply of oxygen to the different…

Q: What type of epithelium does the alveoli have?

A: The term 'Epithelium' was given by dutch anatomist Ruysch in the year 1638 -1731. Epithelial tissues…

Q: The two openings of the pharynx, one leading to trachea and the other leading to oesophagus, lie…

A: The pharynx is the common structure involved in both the respiratory system and the digestive…

Q: Respiration has two meanings. What are they?

A: The several layers of tissues, which are similar in function, create a certain organ in an organism.…

Q: how are the alveoli designed to maxmise the exchange of gases?

A: The human respiratory tract is made up of nostril, larynx, nasal chamber, pharynx, trachea,…

Q: 29 A. Intralobular connective tissue B. Alveoli C. Intralobular duct D. Interlobular duct 30 31 E.…

A: Correct match of the diagram is 29 -E        Interlobular  connective tissue 30- B        Alveoli…

Q: What do you mean by blood sinuses?

A: Sinuses can be defined as follows: A hollow space or cavity in the bone or any other tissue A form…

Q: What is the function of alveolar glands?

A: Glands are a group of cells that are modified to secrete specific substances. They could be of two…

Q: Loren, who had just recovered from pneumonia, developed a severe stabbing pain in her chest whenever…

A: Pneumonia results in the inflammation of the lung alveoli as well as the surrounding tissue.…

Q: Define alveolar duct

A: The lungs are the paired organs responsible for inhaling oxygen (needed for cellular respiration)…

Q: What is the functional advantage of the alveolar walls being so thin?

A: Alveolar cells are present in the lungs and look like tiny air sacs. It is the workhouse of the…

Q: What is the name of the tiny sacs in the lungs where the lungs where the gas exchange occurs?

A: In lungs, there are tiny air sacs which are present at the end of the bronchioles (tiny branches of…

Q: What are the functions of the Diaphragm?

A: Diaphragm is a dome shaped  skeletal muscle which is located just below the lungs and heart. It…

Q: The largest cartilage of the larynx is the _____ cartilage.

A: Every human being has got a skeleton. A skeleton not only protects the human body but also enables…

Q: How long can people hold their breath?

A: Breath is a biological cycle of taking oxygen in and out of the lungs. It describes the inhalation…

Q: Explain why the alveoli have a high surface area.

A: Alveoli(Site of gas exchange)  The bronchioles end in a cluster of minute air sacs called the…

Q: SIO The smaller alveolus has a radius tilation in the smaller alveolus is

A: Alveoli are tiny air sac in the lungs. In humans about 480 million alveoli present. The function of…

Q: What do you mean by simple alveolar glands?

A: A gland is an organ, which is composed of specialized group of cells that produce secretions and…

Q: How are the alveoli designed to maximize the exchange of gases?

A: The lungs are part of the respiratory system, which helps to provide supply of oxygen to the…

Q: The Nasal cavity is ________ to the bronchial tree.

A: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM The respiratory system is a biological system consisting of specific organs and…

Q: What are Alveolar glands?

A: The trachea (windpipe) is a respiratory organ, starts just after the larynx and runs down behind the…

Q: Why is the trachea supported by cartilage?

A: The trachea, also known as the windpipe, is a cartilaginous tube that connects the pharynx and…

Q: What do you mean by head sinuses?

A: Sinus Sinuses are a hollow air-filled cavity present inside the skull (forehead, facebone, around…

Q: What happens to the respiratory process in a man going up a hill?

A: Aerobic respiration is a type of cellular respiration, in which the oxygen is consumed as a reactant…

Q: What does the walls of alveoli contains?

A: The lungs are a pair of breathing organs located with the chest, which remove carbon dioxide from…

Q: When a patient has chronic bronchitis, what do the lungs sound like on auscultation?

A: Auscultation can be defined as the process that is used to listen to the internal sounds of the…

Q: The major function of the alveoli is to Select one: O a. moisten the air O b. filter dust and…

A: Alveoli are tiny air sacs present in the lungs which appears as a bunch of grapes. These are also…

Q: What do you mean by compound alveolar glands?

A: An organized arrangement of secretory cells is collectively known as glands. They synthesize and…

Q: Select one: O a. right primary bronchus O b. alveoli O c. left primary bronchus O d. bronchiole O e.…

A: Various internal organs inside our body has varied functions. They have a crucial role in the…

Q: What is the name for the small flap that prevents food and drink from entering the trachea? O Larynx…

A: The trachea or the wind pipe is a wide hollow tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the…

Q: What is the alveolocapillary membrane? How does it function in ventilation and perfusion?

A: Perfusion (Q) is essentially the flow of blood to the alveolar capillaries, whereas ventilation (V)…

Q: Why are the alveolar walls so thin?

A: The respiratory system is the network of tissues and organs that assist to breathe. The lungs are a…

Q: What do you mean by tubulo alveolar glands?

A: Alveolar glands or the saccular glands are similar in structure as that of alveoli present in the…

Q: What do you mean by larynx?

A: The main organs of human respiratory system include nose, nasal passage or nasal cavity, trachea,…

Q: Why does the inspiratory muscles prevent the lungs from collapsing?

A: The primary inspiratory muscles are the diaphragm and external intercostals. In order to promote…

Q: What do you mean by alveolar glands?

A: Glands with sac like appearance are known as alveolar gland.

Q: Which lung is typically smaller? A) LeftB) Right

A: The lungs of the human being occupies most of the part of thoracic cavity. Each lung is covered by a…

Q: what are the advantages of having millions of alveoli rather than having simple balloon like lungs

A: One of the most important organs of the body is the Lungs that helps an individual to respire and…

Q: what is the difference between the right and left lungs?

A: According to the question, we have to give a comparative study or difference between the right and…