pulmonary lung volumes

Question 1

variable intrathoracic will give

Answer 1

flattening of expiratory phase of spirometry

Question 2

sleep apnea will give a

Answer 2

airway obstructive, so variable extra-thoraxic graph

Question 3

Upper Airway

Answer 3

sinuses, Eustachian tubes, nose, tonsils and adenoids, pharynx, larynx

Question 4

Lower airway

Answer 4

trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, interstitium, pleura

Question 5

Chest wall

Answer 5

ribs, spine, sternum, accessory muscles, diaphragm

Question 6

Mediastinum

Answer 6

heart, aorta, thymus, esophagus, azygous vein, thoracic duct