Chapter 22 Respiratory Flashcards
The main site of gas exchange is
Alveoli
The loudness of a persons voice depends on the
Force with which air rushes across the vocal cords
The walls of the alveoli are composed of two types of cells type one and type two alveolar cells the function of type two alveolar cells is to
Secrete surfactant
Complete the following statement using the choices below. Air moves out of the lungs when the pressure inside the lungs is
Greater than the pressure in the atmosphere
Which of the following is true regarding normal quiet expiration of air
What is a passive process that depends on the recoil of elastic fibers that were stretched during inspiration
Intrapulmonary pressure is the
Pressure within the alveoli of the lungs
The relationship between gas pressure in gas volume is described by
Boyles law
The statement “in a mixture of gases the total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures of gases in the mixture” paraphrases
Dalton’s law
Surfactant helps to prevent the alveoli from collapsing by
Interfering with the cohesiveness of water molecules, thereby reducing the surface tension of alveolar fluid
For gas exchange to be efficient the respiratory membrane must be
.5 to 1 micrometer thick
With the Bohr effect, more oxygen is released because a
It decreases in pH (acidosis) weakens the hemoglobin to oxygen bond
The most powerful respiratory stimulus for breathing and a healthy person is
Increase of carbon dioxide
The Local matching of blood flow with ventilation is
Ventilation perfusion coupling
In the plasma the quantity of oxygen in solution is
Only about 1.5% of the oxygen is carried in blood
Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in North America
Lung
Which of the choices below describes the forces that acts to pull the ones away from the thorax wall and thus collapse lungs
The natural tendency for the lungs to recoil in the surface tension of the alveolar fluid
Which of the following counteracts the movement of bicarbonate ions from the red blood cells
Chloride shifting
Which of the following is not a form of lung cancer
Kaposis sarcoma
Which of the following refers to the movement of air into and out of the lungs
Pulmonary ventilation
The major nonelastic source of resistance to airflow in the respiratory passageways is
Friction
Which of the following determines lung compliance
Alveolar surface tension
Tidal volume is air
Exchanged during normal breathing
Which of the following choices below determines the direction of respiratory gas movement
Partial pressure gradient
Possible causes of hypoxia include
Too little oxygen in the atmosphere
How long volume that represents the total volume of exchangeable air is the
Vital capacity
Which of the following is correct regarding acclimatization
High altitude conditions always result in lower than normal hemoglobin saturation levels because it’s less oxygen is available to be loaded
Which of the following is not a stimulus for breathing
Rising blood pressure
Respiratory control centers are located in the
Medulla and pons
The amount of air that can be inspired above the tidal volume is called
Inspiratory reserve volume
Which statement about carbon dioxide is false
More CO2 dissolves in the blood plasma that is carried in the RBCs
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs and through all the cell membranes by
Diffusion
Select the correct statement about the pharynx
The pharyngotympanic (auditory) blends posteriorly into the nasopharynx
The larynx contains
The thyroid cartilage
Which respiratory associated muscles would contract or relax during forced expiration, for example blowing up a balloon
Internal intercostals and abdominal muscles would contract
Which of the choices below is NOT A roll of the pleurae
Assassin blood flow to and from the heart because the heart sits between the lungs
Which of the following in correctly describes the mechanisms of carbon dioxide transport
Attached to the heme part of hemoglobin