chapter 36/27 top hat quiz

Question 1

chemoreceptors detect an increase of CO2 in the blood. What will happen next?

Answer 1

increase rate of breathing

Question 2

when a person begins excreting his or her tidal volume should ___ over time

Answer 2

increase

Question 3

total lung capacity is

Answer 3

all the lung volume summed together (IRV+ERV+RV+TV)

Question 4

at the end of a normal expiration the amount of air left in the lungs is referred to as the

Answer 4

residual volume

Question 5

if pressure at the alveoli is less than atmospheric pressure, this will cause

Answer 5

inspiration