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What is the primary function of the respiratory passage?
What is the primary function of the respiratory passage?
- Removal of foreign particles
- Filtration, conduction, moistening, and heating of air (correct)
- Gas exchange
- Ventilation of the lungs
What is the cardiac output (CO) at rest?
What is the cardiac output (CO) at rest?
- 4900-5000 ml/min (correct)
- 70 ml x 70-80 beats/min
- 5 L/min
- 70 ml x 100 beats/min
Which of the following gases is transported from the alveoli to the blood?
Which of the following gases is transported from the alveoli to the blood?
- Oxygen (correct)
- Carbon dioxide
- Water vapor
- Nitrogen
What is the function of the mucociliary cells in the respiratory passage?
What is the function of the mucociliary cells in the respiratory passage?
Why is the right primary bronchus wider and more vertical compared to the left?
Why is the right primary bronchus wider and more vertical compared to the left?
What is the purpose of the macrophages in the alveoli?
What is the purpose of the macrophages in the alveoli?
What carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle?
What carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle?
If the volume of a gas increases, what happens to its pressure according to Boyle's law?
If the volume of a gas increases, what happens to its pressure according to Boyle's law?
Which of the following membranes surrounds the lungs?
Which of the following membranes surrounds the lungs?
What is the normal intrapleural pressure at rest?
What is the normal intrapleural pressure at rest?
What happens if one or both pleural membranes are punctured?
What happens if one or both pleural membranes are punctured?
Which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood from the alveoli?
Which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood from the alveoli?
What does the acronym FRC stand for?
What does the acronym FRC stand for?
What is the approximate value of the Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)?
What is the approximate value of the Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)?
What does the Vital Capacity (VC) consist of?
What does the Vital Capacity (VC) consist of?
What is the approximate value of the Total Lung Capacity (TLC)?
What is the approximate value of the Total Lung Capacity (TLC)?
What does the ratio FEV1/FVC represent?
What does the ratio FEV1/FVC represent?
Where does the blood flow after passing through the right atrium?
Where does the blood flow after passing through the right atrium?
What type of blood do the Vena Cavae sup and inf carry?
What type of blood do the Vena Cavae sup and inf carry?
Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?
Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?
What vessels constitute systemic circulation?
What vessels constitute systemic circulation?
Which part of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?
Which part of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?
What is the term used to describe the rate at which blood is pumped from either ventricle?
What is the term used to describe the rate at which blood is pumped from either ventricle?
What is the average Tidal Volume in an adult male?
What is the average Tidal Volume in an adult male?
How much extra volume of air can be inspired over and above the tidal volume with full force?
How much extra volume of air can be inspired over and above the tidal volume with full force?
What is the residual volume?
What is the residual volume?
What does Inspiratory Capacity (IC) equal to?
What does Inspiratory Capacity (IC) equal to?
How does smoking cessation at age 30 affect lifespan according to the text?
How does smoking cessation at age 30 affect lifespan according to the text?
What was surprising about men who stopped smoking before age 40?
What was surprising about men who stopped smoking before age 40?
