Why is swallowing dominant to respiration in normal individuals?

Q: Explain the functional relationship between the glottis and epiglottis during swallowing.

A: The epiglottis is a cartilaginous flap that covers the opening of the glottis, the middle part of…

Q: Which are the two main anatomical components of the medullary respiratory center?

A: In the medulla oblongata and pons, in the brainstem, the respiratory core is located. Three large…

Q: How do Vital Capacity(VC) and Forced Vital Capacity(FVC) normally compare in healthy people, and how…

A: The respiratory organ system of the body is accountable for carrying out the process of breathing…

Q: Why does breathing through the mouth dry out the throat?

A: Normal ventilatory patterns include normal inspiration and expiration; it means the tidal volume and…

Q: How is respiration inhibited during deglutition?

A: Introduction: The process of swallowing is also referred to as deglutition. It is a process by which…

Q: Tiffany had returned to her college dorm and was having difficulty breathing. She knew she was…

A: An allergy is a response of the immune system to substances that are not harmful to the body. The…

Q: Where in the brain is the respiratory center?

A: Respiration is a metabolic process through which carbon dioxide is exhaled and oxygen is inhaled.…

Q: Explain why the first breath of a healthy neonate is more difficult than subsequent breaths and why…

A: Respiration is the oxygen movement from the outer environment to cells and the carbon dioxide…

Q: bronchial tree

A: It is a complex network of organs, tissues and structures which are involved in the process of…

Q: Why the normal Respiration in adult (14-24) per minutes but in infant (24-34) per minutes?

A: The process by which oxygen from the outside environment moves into the body and eventually to the…

Q: What happens to the intraalveolar pressure during inhalation and exhalation

A: The intra alveolar is a pressure of air happens within the alveoli that will change in different…

Q: during the expiration in Necturus, how is air moved out of the lungs and into the oropharyngeal…

A: Water dogs are species that live in the southern United States. Adults have a total length of around…

Q: If a person sustains an injury to the epiglottis, what would be the physiological result?

A: Epiglottis is a cartilaginous flap that covers the trachea during the act of swallowing. It stops…

Q: WhenTurbulent does gas flow occur?

A: Answer: Introduction:Turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid movement considered by disorganized…

Q: Why lungs tend to collapse?

A: The lungs, or respiratory organs, are a pair of cone-shaped organs located in the thoracic cavity…

Q: How is the pontine respiratory group related to the control of breathing?

A: Breathing is a motor behavior. It is generated and controlled by the central nervous system. The…

Q: A father calls in to state that his two-year-old daughter has gotten into the medicine cabinet and…

A: Xanax tablet also called as Alprazolam. it mainly used to treat anxiety disorder. It should not be…

Q: How is the anatomy of the alveoli and pulmonary capillaries an example of the general principle of…

A: The pair of lungs constitute the main respiratory organ of the body. During inhalation, the lungs…

Q: Which are the major disease-induced cause of inadequate oxygen movement between alveoli and…

A: Ventilation-Perfusion Inequality.

Q: Why is there a decrease in vital capacity with age?

A: Vital capacity is the maximum amount of air that can be inhaled or exhaled from the lung.

Q: When individuals are hyperventilating, they are told to breathe into a paper bag or into their…

A: The body of humans consists of a number of systems that work together to maintain the homeostasis of…

Q: Why are the precise effects of aging on the respiratory system difficult to determine?

A: The effect of age on the respiratory system are as follows: Reduced lung capacity Reduced inhaling…

Q: How does BPG affect the release of O2 from hemoglobin?

A: BPG stands for Bisphosphoglyceric acid. The BPG binds to the hemoglobin which reduces the affinity…

Q: How is the respiratory system formed? Explain

A: The respiratory system is the system of the body that is responsible for the exchange of gases. The…