Respiratory System MCQ
Inspiration begins as __________.
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As the diaphragm contracts
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With an acute asthma attack, ________________ increased when compared to normal values.
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Without surfactant, _______.
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The surface tension of the liquid in the alveoli would be greater and the alveoli would collapse
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Which of the following is responsible for holding the lungs to the thorax wall are ________.
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Surface tension from pleural fluid and negative pressure in the pleural cavity
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Surfactant helps to prevent the alveoli from collapsing by ________.
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Interfering with the cohesiveness of water molecules, thereby reducing the surface tension of alveolar fluid
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Factors that influence the rate and depth of breathing include ________.
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Voluntary cortical control
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Doing sit ups will not reduce belly fat because __________
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Sit-ups do not burn enough calories to reduce fat
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Juanita's cervix is 10 centimeters dilated, so she __________.
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Has completed labor and is ready to deliver the baby
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A vasovasostomy is a surgical procedure to ________.
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Reverse a vasectomy
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In babies born prematurely, pulmonary surfactant may not be present in adequate amounts ______.
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Due to insufficient exocytosis in the type II alveolar cells
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Each 100 ml of blood leaving the alveolar capillaries carries away roughly ________ ml of oxygen.
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The ____________ is the amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced expiration.
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Residual volume
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A bunionectomy is a hallux ____ correction
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______ is a relatively rare malignant tumor that originates in a bone.
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An osteochondroma
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Patients with rhinitis often have "watery eyes" because ______.
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The infection has caused inflammation of the nasolacrimal ducts
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The functions of the nasal cavity include ________.
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Warming, moistening, and filtering the air.
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Pulmonary endo/scop/y is best used to _____________ diseases of the respiratory system.
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View and diagnose
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Most inspired particles such as dust fail to reach the lungs because of the ________.
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Ciliated mucous lining in the nose
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Quiet inspiration will ____ thoracic and lung volume and _____ intrapulmonary pressure.
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Increase, decrease
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Inspiration occurs when the ________ is less than the ________.
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Intrapulmonary pressure; atmospheric pressure
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Expiratory reserve volume + residual volume = _______ capacity.
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