The Body's Mechanism for Conducting Air in and Out of the Lungs

question 19

Multiple Choice

The body's mechanism for conducting air in and out of the lungs is known as which of the following?

• A) External respiration
• B) Internal respiration
• C) Spontaneous ventilation
• D) Mechanical ventilation

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Definitions:

Cost Function

A mathematical relation that describes how the total cost of producing a good or service varies with the level of output.

Diseconomies of Scope

The phenomenon where a company’s costs increase as it produces more varied types of products or services, due to inefficiencies.

Returns to Scale

The rate at which output increases as inputs are increased proportionately.

Economies of Scope

Cost advantages companies experience when they increase the variety of products produced, as opposed to increasing the volume of a single product (economies of scale).