Respiratory system QMP

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a typical respiratory system change observed as the result of ageing?

increased ciliary activity of epithelial calls lining upper respiratory system

decreased blood oxygen levels

aveoli become less elastic

chest wall becomes more ridgid

decreased actvity of aveolar macrophages

Answer 1

increased ciliary activity of epithelial calls lining upper respiratory system

Question 2

Which of the following passageways are directly connected to the laryngopharynx?

larynx

oropharynx

esophagus

only larynx and esophagus

All of these choices are correct

Answer 2

All of these choices are correct

Question 3

Deep laboured inhalations involve contraction of all the following muscles EXCEPT the

external intercostals

sternocleiodmastoid

scalene muscles

diaphragm

internal intercostals

Answer 3

internal intercostals

Question 4

Dyspnoea is related to:

Feeling of suffocation

Difficulty in swallowing

Abnormal rapid breathing

Pain in the throat

Answer 4

Feeling of suffocation

Question 5

What is the correct definition of dyspnoea?

A respiratory rate of 10 respirations or less

Slow heart rate

Difficulty in breathing

A complete absence of breathing

Difficulty breathing while laying flat

Answer 5

Difficulty in breathing

Question 6

Which one of the following affects the release of oxygen from the hemoglobin?

acidity

temperature

partial pressure of oxygen

carbon dioxide in the tissue

All of the choices are correct

Answer 6

All of the choices are correct

Question 7

The total lung capacity equals

IRV + ERV + RV + MV

TV + IRV

TV + IRV +ERV + RV

TV + ERV + RV

FRC + ERV + RV

Answer 7

TV + IRV +ERV + RV

Question 8

What is hypoxia?

High O2 levels in the blood

Reduction of oxygen delivery to tissues

High C02 levels in the blood

High HC03 levels in the blood

Answer 8

Reduction of oxygen delivery to tissues

Question 9

The palatine tonsils are found in the

oropharynx

nasal cavity

larynx

nasopharynx

laryngopharynx

Answer 9

oropharynx

Question 10

Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs and through cell membranes by

active transport

filtration

osmosis

cotransport with calcium

diffusion

Answer 10

diffusion

Question 11

The breathing rate is controlled by the respiratory centre that consists of a group of neurons located in the

cerebrum

midbrain and hypothalamus

cerebellum

medulla obongata and pons

cerebellum and cerebrum

Answer 11

medulla obongata and pons

Question 12

What will initiate cough reflex?

Drugs

Stress

Atelectasis

Inhaled particles, foreign bodies

Answer 12

Inhaled particles, foreign bodies

Question 13

What causes pulmonary embolism?

Cystic fibrosis

Lipids, tissue fragments, thrombus

Atelectasis

Tuberculosis

Answer 13

Lipids, tissue fragments, thrombus

Question 14

Deep laboured inhilations involve contraction of all the following muscles EXCEPT the

diaphragm

scalene muscles

sternocleidomastoid

external intercostals

internal intercostals

Answer 14

internal intercostals

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT found on the right lobe of lung?

pleural membrane

oblique fissure

horizontal fissure

cardiac notch

middle lobe

Answer 15

cardiac notch

Question 16

The narrow superior portion of the lung is called

the inferior lobe

the cortex

the apex

the appendicular section

isthmus

Answer 16

the apex

Question 17

The exchange of gases between blood in the systemic capillaries and tissue cells is called

internal respiration

expiration

external respiration

inspiration

pulmonary ventillation

Answer 17

internal respiration

Question 18

What is Cyanosis?

Purple spots on skin

Red spots on skin

Bluish discolouration of the skin and mucosal membranes

Yellow discoloration of the skin

Answer 18

Bluish discolouration of the skin and mucosal membranes

Question 19

The vital capacity of the respiratory system can decrease as much as __ by the age 70

15%

25%

35%

50%

65%

Answer 19

35%

Question 20

Which of the following structures in the respiratory system is commonly called the Adam’s apple?

cricoid cartilage

epiglottis

arytenoid cartiliage

thyroid cartiliage

laryngopharynx

Answer 20

thyroid cartiliage

Question 21

What is haemoptysis?

Coughing up blood

Pink frothy sputum

Vomit

Purulent sputum

Answer 21

Coughing up blood

Question 22

Respiratory failure can be caused by

Stress, hyperthermia, hypocalcaemia

Hypertension, Hypernatremia, stress

CNS depression, decreased repiratory effort, conducting airway issue

Hypertension, Hyperglycaemia, Hypernatremia

Answer 22

CNS depression, decreased repiratory effort, conducting airway issue

Question 23

What is Tachypnoea?

Abnormal rapid breathing

Abnormal slow breathing

Difficulty in breathing

Rapid heart rate

Answer 23

Abnormal rapid breathing

Question 24

The nose serves all of the following except

a passageway for air movement

cleaning the air

warming and humidifying the air

an initiator of the cough reflex

Answer 24

an initiator of the cough reflex

Question 25

The narrow superior portion of the lung is called

the appenicular section

isthmus

the cortex

the inferior lobe

the apex

Answer 25

the apex

Question 26

The human lungs contain about__ alveoli

1 billion

one million

300,000

10,000

300 million

Answer 26

300 million

Question 27

What causes Aspiration?

Stomach contents inhaled

Smoking

Drugs

Infection

Answer 27

Stomach contents inhaled