RS3

Question 1

What type of lung volume can we not measure with a spirometer?

Answer 1

Residual volume. It is the volume left over after max expiration

Question 2

What is vital capacity?

Answer 2

Individuals maximum breathing ability

Question 3

Lung volume is equal to

Answer 3

transpulmonary pressure

Question 4

Traspulmonary pressure = ___ - ____

Answer 4

Airway pressure - pleural pressure

Question 5

Is inspiration or expiration active

Answer 5

Inpiration is active
Expiration is passice

Question 6

Where is no gas exchange occurring?

Answer 6

anatomical dead space

Question 7

Total or minute vent eq

Answer 7

VE = frequency x VT

Question 8

Alveolar vent (effective vent) eq

Answer 8

VA = f(VT - VD)

Question 9

Ficks Law

Answer 9

Co2 diffuses faster than O2

Question 10

Why is the partial pressures of gases important?

Answer 10

Increasing the partial pressure of gas above the liquid will consequently increase the amount of dissolved gas

Question 11

Barometric pressure

Answer 11

the total pressure exerted by all the gases

Question 12

Partial pressure = __ x __

Answer 12

percent composition x total pressure