What are the microscopic air sacs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide through the processes of inspiration and expiration?

A) larynx
B) trachea
C) alveoli
D) pharynx


C

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a. Dopamine b. Serotonin c. Acetylcholine d. Calcium ions

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Despite the risk, it is still important to use PEEP, because it can prevent alveolar collapse during exhalation and reopening, even when a low VT is used. It now is theorized that it is important to use the pressure-volume loop to set PEEP _______________

a. at the upper inflection point detected dur-ing inflation of the lung b. above the upper inflection point detected during deflation of the lung c. at the lower inflection point detected dur-ing inflation of the lung d. at the peak inspiration point detected dur-ing inflation of the lung

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The dominant gender ideology associated with mainstream sports tends to

A. promote the notion that women are intellectually superior to men. B. celebrate traditional ideas about masculinity. C. understate the natural physical strength of men. D. prevent men from wanting to dominate other men.

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