List the components of the respiratory system and their functions.
Describe the structure and functions of the upper respiratory tract.
Describe how food and drink are prevented from entering the lungs during swallowing and how to help a person with food caught in their respiratory tract.
Explain how speech depends on the respiratory system.
Describe the structure and functions of the lower respiratory tract.
Name and describe the structures in the lungs in which gas exchange occurs.
Understand how breathing is achieved, including inspiration and expiration.
Describe the respiratory volumes of the typical adult and how these volumes are measured.
Describe how the respiratory center controls rate and volume of breathing.
Describe how chemoreceptors control the rate and volume of breathing.
Describe the differences between external and internal respiration.
List the names, symptoms, and causes of various diseases of the respiratory tract.
Understand the benefits of quitting smoking.
Understand and use the bold-faced and italicized terms included in this chapter.
