Wk 8 - LE 16: Respiratory (Ventilation, Flows and Volumes)

Question 1

You have about ___L of air in your lungs at any given time

Answer 1

3L

Question 2

The depth of the breath is equivalent to ___ ___

Answer 2

Tidal volume

Question 3

At rest, you generally inspire and expired ____mL of air

Answer 3

500 mL (0.5L)

Question 4

With exercise, you can get from _____ to ____ mL per breath

Answer 4

2000-4000 (2-4L)

Question 5

___ ____ is the volume of air which does not reach the respiratory zone (does not participate in gas exchange)

Answer 5

Dead space

Question 6

______ = TV x fb

Answer 6

minute ventilation = Tidal volume x frequency breathing

Question 7

Alveolar ventilation =

Answer 7

Alveolar ventilation = (TV - dead space) x fb

Question 8

What the air called that remains in your lungs after expiration?

Answer 8

Residual volume

Question 9

Hyperinflated lungs means..?

Answer 9

The operating range of lung volume is shifted up (don’t expire all the way)

Question 10

At high exercise intensities do men or women have a higher minute ventilation?

Answer 10

Women

Question 11

In normal individuals, about ___% of the total VO2 at VO2 max goes into breathing muscles.

Answer 11

15%

Question 12

The ratio of alveolar ventilation to pulmonary blood flow is approx ____

Answer 12

1