Respiratory System Quiz

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What is the term used to describe the volume of air entering or leaving the lungs during one breath?

  • Vital capacity
  • Residual volume
  • Tidal volume (correct)
  • Inspiratory capacity

What is a major function of pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium in the upper respiratory tract?

  • Absorb gases
  • Improve movement of air into and out of the lungs
  • Keep the trachea open
  • Trap dust particles in incoming air (correct)

What happens to airway resistance in conditions like asthma?

  • Increased tidal volume
  • Increased forced expiratory volume
  • Increased functional residual capacity
  • Increased respiratory rate (correct)

What is the smallest airway of the conducting zone in the respiratory system?

<p>Terminal bronchioles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of gas exchange in the respiratory system?

<p>Directly proportional to the solubility coefficient and inversely proportional to the quantity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during normal breathing?

<p>Tidal volume (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of muscle fibers associated with a motor unit are activated during isokinetic contraction?

<p>100% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a spirometry test, what does a high FEV1/FVC ratio indicate?

<p>Normal lung function (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following pulmonary function tests provides information on gas exchange efficiency?

<p>Single breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (transfer factor) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can a spirometer NOT measure directly?

<p>Alveolar ventilation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In respiratory physiology, what is the product of tidal volume and respiratory frequency known as?

<p>Dead space volume (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would a low FEV1 value in a spirometry test indicate?

<p>Chronic bronchitis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ambient partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) at the summit of Mount Everest where the pressure of dry atmospheric air is 231mmHg?

<p>48 mmHg (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During inspiration, which pressure rises?

<p>Intrathoracic pressure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the intrapulmonary pressure during the initial phase of inspiration?

<p>Intrapulmonary pressure falls (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At the end of inspiration, where does the alveolar gas pressure (when there is no airflow) equilibrate?

<p>Intrapleural pressure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During expiration, which pressure falls?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When CO2 diffuses into blood in systemic capillaries, what happens to most of it?

<p>Is converted to bicarbonate in red blood cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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