Pulmonary Physiology Basics Quiz

Gas diffuses through a sheet of tissue at a rate directly proportional to tissue thickness and pressure differential of gas on each side of the membrane

Gas diffuses through a sheet of tissue at a rate inversely proportional to tissue area, diffusion constant, and pressure differential of gas on each side of the membrane

Gas diffuses through a sheet of tissue at a rate inversely proportional to tissue thickness and pressure differential of gas on each side of the membrane

Gas diffuses through a sheet of tissue at a rate directly proportional to tissue area, diffusion constant, and pressure differential of gas on each side of the membrane (correct)

Ve = breathing rate - tidal volume

Ve = breathing rate + tidal volume

Ve = breathing rate x tidal volume (correct)

Ve = breathing rate / tidal volume

Air in each breath that doesn’t enter alveoli and therefore doesn’t participate in gas exchange (correct)

Ratio of alveolar ventilation to pulmonary blood flow

Portion of inspired air that reaches alveoli and participates in gas exchange

Pressure differential between gas above fluid and gas dissolved in fluid

<p>Pressure differential between gas above fluid and gas dissolved in fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carries 65-70 times more O2 than dissolved in plasma</p> Signup and view all the answers