Question 1

Upon X-ray,it could be seen that Josh's lungs were filled with fluid.What is the proper diagnosis for Josh's illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  bronchitis 
B)  emphysema 
C)  asthma 
D)  pulmonary fibrosis 
E)  pneumonia 
A)  bronchitis 
B)  emphysema 
C)  asthma 
D)  pulmonary fibrosis 
E)  pneumonia

Question 2

Some of the inhaled air never reaches the lungs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not a symptom of emphysema?

Accepted Answer

A)  The elastic recoil of the lungs is reduced. 
B)  The surface area for gas exchange is reduced. 
C)  The alveoli are distended and their walls damaged. 
D)  The airways are inflamed and filled with mucus. 
E)  The heart works harder to force more blood through the lungs. 
A)  The elastic recoil of the lungs is reduced. 
B)  The surface area for gas exchange is reduced. 
C)  The alveoli are distended and their walls damaged. 
D)  The airways are inflamed and filled with mucus. 
E)  The heart works harder to force more blood through the lungs.

Question 4

What is missing in infant respiratory distress syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  bronchioles 
B)  pleura 
C)  one or more lobes of the lung 
D)  alveoli 
E)  surfactant 
A)  bronchioles 
B)  pleura 
C)  one or more lobes of the lung 
D)  alveoli 
E)  surfactant

Question 5

Which part of the respiratory system is a skeletal muscle?

Accepted Answer

A)  diaphragm 
B)  lung 
C)  trachea 
D)  larynx 
E)  glottis 
A)  diaphragm 
B)  lung 
C)  trachea 
D)  larynx 
E)  glottis

Question 6

If you force inspiration,how much more air can you breath in than the tidal volume?

Accepted Answer

A)  two times 
B)  three times 
C)  four times 
D)  five times 
E)  six times 
A)  two times 
B)  three times 
C)  four times 
D)  five times 
E)  six times

Question 7

Which of the following is not a lower respiratory infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  tuberculosis 
B)  pneumonia 
C)  bronchitis 
D)  pulmonary fibrosis 
A)  tuberculosis 
B)  pneumonia 
C)  bronchitis 
D)  pulmonary fibrosis

Question 8

How are internal and external respiration alike?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both involve an exchange of gases. 
B)  Both involve carbon dioxide diffusing into the lungs. 
C)  Both involve oxygen diffusing into the lungs. 
D)  Both involve carbon dioxide diffusing into the body's tissues. 
E)  Both involve oxygen diffusing into the body's tissues. 
A)  Both involve an exchange of gases. 
B)  Both involve carbon dioxide diffusing into the lungs. 
C)  Both involve oxygen diffusing into the lungs. 
D)  Both involve carbon dioxide diffusing into the body's tissues. 
E)  Both involve oxygen diffusing into the body's tissues.

Question 9

The total cross sectional area of the alveoli is about the size of a textbook.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not part of the upper respiratory tract?

Accepted Answer

A)  bronchi 
B)  nasal cavity 
C)  epiglottis 
D)  pharynx 
E)  glottis 
A)  bronchi 
B)  nasal cavity 
C)  epiglottis 
D)  pharynx 
E)  glottis

Question 11

Most of the carbon dioxide is carried in the plasma as

Accepted Answer

A)  carbonic anhydrase. 
B)  bicarbonate ion. 
C)  carbonic acid. 
D)  a gas, carbon dioxide. 
E)  reduced hemoglobin. 
A)  carbonic anhydrase. 
B)  bicarbonate ion. 
C)  carbonic acid. 
D)  a gas, carbon dioxide. 
E)  reduced hemoglobin.

Question 12

Lung cancer,just like breast cancer,is more prevalent in women than in men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The pharynx contains the tonsils that protect against invasion of inhaled foreign particles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Chemoreceptors for blood pH are located in the brain stem and the lungs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

"Strep throat" is caused by what type of infecting organism?

Accepted Answer

A)  bacteria 
B)  virus 
C)  fungus 
D)  worm 
E)  protist 
A)  bacteria 
B)  virus 
C)  fungus 
D)  worm 
E)  protist

Question 16

Which part of the respiratory system carries out gas exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  bronchus 
B)  larynx 
C)  nasal cavity 
D)  lungs 
E)  diaphragm 
A)  bronchus 
B)  larynx 
C)  nasal cavity 
D)  lungs 
E)  diaphragm

Question 17

Which of the following is not part of the lower respiratory tract?

Accepted Answer

A)  bronchi 
B)  lungs 
C)  alveoli 
D)  trachea 
E)  larynx 
A)  bronchi 
B)  lungs 
C)  alveoli 
D)  trachea 
E)  larynx

Question 18

Ventilation includes

Accepted Answer

A)  inspiration only. 
B)  expiration only. 
C)  both inspiration and expiration. 
A)  inspiration only. 
B)  expiration only. 
C)  both inspiration and expiration.

Question 19

What do inspiration and expiration have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both use the same pathways. 
B)  The air travels in the same direction in both. 
C)  They both end in the lungs. 
D)  They both conduct air from the outside. 
E)  They both remove wastes from the tissues. 
A)  They both use the same pathways. 
B)  The air travels in the same direction in both. 
C)  They both end in the lungs. 
D)  They both conduct air from the outside. 
E)  They both remove wastes from the tissues.

Question 20

When you breathe into a paper bag after hyperventilating,you are decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Respiratory System

Upon X-ray,it could be seen that Josh's lungs were filled with fluid.What is the proper diagnosis for Josh's illness?

Some of the inhaled air never reaches the lungs.

Which of the following is not a symptom of emphysema?

What is missing in infant respiratory distress syndrome?

Which part of the respiratory system is a skeletal muscle?

If you force inspiration,how much more air can you breath in than the tidal volume?

Which of the following is not a lower respiratory infection?

How are internal and external respiration alike?

The total cross sectional area of the alveoli is about the size of a textbook.

Which of the following is not part of the upper respiratory tract?

Most of the carbon dioxide is carried in the plasma as

Lung cancer,just like breast cancer,is more prevalent in women than in men.

The pharynx contains the tonsils that protect against invasion of inhaled foreign particles.

Chemoreceptors for blood pH are located in the brain stem and the lungs.

"Strep throat" is caused by what type of infecting organism?

Which part of the respiratory system carries out gas exchange?

Which of the following is not part of the lower respiratory tract?

Ventilation includes

What do inspiration and expiration have in common?

When you breathe into a paper bag after hyperventilating,you are decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.

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