Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The lungs are covered by the parietal pleura.
2. The interior walls of the thoracic cavity are covered by the visceral pleura.
3. The exchange of gases between the air in the alveoli and the blood is called external respiration.
4. A lung problem would most directly affect external respiration. A heart attack that drastically reduced stroke volume would most directly affect internal respiration.
5. Cellular respiration refers to the exchange of gases between the cells and the blood.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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