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Question

1. Explain the functional importance of the partial vacuum that exists in the intrapleural space.

2. Relate Boyle's Law to events of inspiration and expiration.

3. Explain the relative roles of the respiratory muscles and lung elasticity in producing the volume changes that cause air flow into and out of the lungs.

4. Explain and compare the various lung volumes and capacities.

5. Indicate the types of information that can be gained from pulmonary function tests.

6. State Dalton's Law of partial pressure and Henry's Law

7. Describe how atmospheric and alveolar air differ in composition , and explain these differences.

8. Describe how oxygen is transported in the blood, and explain how oxygen loading and unloading is affected by temperature, pH, BPG, and PCO2.

9. Describe carbon dioxide transport in the blood.