Q. What is the name of the sheet of muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen?

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Q. Which membrane covers the chest wall?

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Q. What is the name of the space between the two layers of pleura?

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Q. What is the function of the respiratory system?

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Q. What are the upper airways that air passes through before reaching the lower airways?

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Q. What are the two main airways that the trachea divides into upon reaching the lungs?

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Q. What do the bronchi subdivide into as they travel deeper into the lung tissue?

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Q. Where do the bronchioles end?

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Q. What is the name of the small sacs at the end of each alveolar duct?

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Q. Where is oxygen finally transferred to the bloodstream in the respiratory system?

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Q. Which of the fo1lowing is responsible for gaseous exchange between the circulatory system and the outside world?

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Q. What is asthma?

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Q. Which part of the respiratory system is affected by asthma?

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Q. What is extrinsic or allergic asthma?

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Q. What is intrinsic asthma?

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Q. What is occupational asthma?

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Q. What are the common symptoms of asthma?

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Q. How is asthma treated?

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Q. What exams and tests are used to diagnose respiratory disorders?

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Q. What is the preferred method of administering medication for asthma?

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