Question 1

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition or description.
-The amount of air left in the lungs after the most forceful expiration

Accepted Answer

A) Oxyhemoglobin 
B) Vital capacity 
C) Pulmonary ventilation 
D) Chemoreceptors 
E) Tidal volume
F)External respiration
G)Bicarbonate ion
H)Residual volume
I)Internal respiration
J)Pulmonary stretch receptors 
A) Oxyhemoglobin 
B) Vital capacity 
C) Pulmonary ventilation 
D) Chemoreceptors 
E) Tidal volume
F)External respiration
G)Bicarbonate ion
H)Residual volume
I)Internal respiration
J)Pulmonary stretch receptors H

Question 2

Epistaxis is another name for a nosebleed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

To blow out all of the candles on a birthday cake, a person would use the abdominal muscles and the internal intercostals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition or description.
-Structures that stimulate an increase in breathing when there is too little oxygen in the blood, too much carbon dioxide in the blood, or a drop in pH in the blood

Accepted Answer

A) Oxyhemoglobin 
B) Vital capacity 
C) Pulmonary ventilation 
D) Chemoreceptors 
E) Tidal volume
F)External respiration
G)Bicarbonate ion
H)Residual volume
I)Internal respiration
J)Pulmonary stretch receptors 
A) Oxyhemoglobin 
B) Vital capacity 
C) Pulmonary ventilation 
D) Chemoreceptors 
E) Tidal volume
F)External respiration
G)Bicarbonate ion
H)Residual volume
I)Internal respiration
J)Pulmonary stretch receptors

Question 5

Besides air distribution and gas exchange, the respiratory organs

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitate the sense of olfaction. 
B)  filter inhaled air. 
C)  warm inhaled air. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  facilitate the sense of olfaction. 
B)  filter inhaled air. 
C)  warm inhaled air. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 6

Which structure is not a part of the larynx?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thyroid cartilage 
B)  Vocal cords 
C)  Epiglottis 
D)  Eustachian tube 
A)  Thyroid cartilage 
B)  Vocal cords 
C)  Epiglottis 
D)  Eustachian tube

Question 7

The respiratory tree includes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  bronchioles. 
B)  trachea. 
C)  right and left bronchi. 
D)  All of the above are a part of the respiratory tree. 
A)  bronchioles. 
B)  trachea. 
C)  right and left bronchi. 
D)  All of the above are a part of the respiratory tree.

Question 8

What is pharyngitis?

Accepted Answer

Pharyngitis is a medical condition chara

Question 9

Infectious rhinitis and allergic rhinitis have the same cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The upper respiratory tract refers to structures that are outside the chest cavity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the structure of the trachea.

Accepted Answer

The trachea, also known as the windpipe,

Question 12

Describe the conditions of emphysema and asthma.

Accepted Answer

Emphysema is a chronic lung condition ch

Question 13

The pulmonary stretch receptors act to inhibit inspiration so the lungs do not become overinflated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Surfactant is a substance that helps increase the surface tension in the alveoli to keep them from collapsing during expiration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Croup is a type of

Accepted Answer

A)  rhinitis. 
B)  pharyngitis. 
C)  laryngitis. 
D)  epiglottitis. 
A)  rhinitis. 
B)  pharyngitis. 
C)  laryngitis. 
D)  epiglottitis.

Question 16

The two most important respiratory control centers in the body are in the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the respiratory membrane? Why is it so important that this membrane be thin?

Accepted Answer

The respiratory membrane, also known as

Question 18

Most of the oxygen in the blood is carried as oxyhemoglobin and most of the carbon dioxide in the blood is carried as carbaminohemoglobin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Croup is the most serious form of laryngitis and is frequently life threatening.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The contraction of the diaphragm increases the size of the thoracic cavity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Respiratory System

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition or description. -The amount of air left in the lungs after the most forceful expiration

Epistaxis is another name for a nosebleed.

To blow out all of the candles on a birthday cake, a person would use the abdominal muscles and the internal intercostals.

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding definition or description. -Structures that stimulate an increase in breathing when there is too little oxygen in the blood, too much carbon dioxide in the blood, or a drop in pH in the blood

Besides air distribution and gas exchange, the respiratory organs

Which structure is not a part of the larynx?

The respiratory tree includes all of the following except

What is pharyngitis?

Infectious rhinitis and allergic rhinitis have the same cause.

The upper respiratory tract refers to structures that are outside the chest cavity.

Describe the structure of the trachea.

Describe the conditions of emphysema and asthma.

The pulmonary stretch receptors act to inhibit inspiration so the lungs do not become overinflated.

Surfactant is a substance that helps increase the surface tension in the alveoli to keep them from collapsing during expiration.

Croup is a type of

The two most important respiratory control centers in the body are in the cerebral cortex.

What is the respiratory membrane? Why is it so important that this membrane be thin?

Most of the oxygen in the blood is carried as oxyhemoglobin and most of the carbon dioxide in the blood is carried as carbaminohemoglobin.

Croup is the most serious form of laryngitis and is frequently life threatening.

The contraction of the diaphragm increases the size of the thoracic cavity.

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