Question 1

Where is the terminal bronchiole?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 2

Which of the following is a factor that does NOT affect hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen?

Accepted Answer

A) pH of blood 
B) Partial pressure of the oxygen 
C) Amount of oxygen available 
D) Temperature 
E) Respiratory rate 
A) pH of blood 
B) Partial pressure of the oxygen 
C) Amount of oxygen available 
D) Temperature 
E) Respiratory rate

Question 3

Which tonsils are found in the oropharynx?

Accepted Answer

A) V 
B) R 
C) S 
D) Q 
E) U 
A) V 
B) R 
C) S 
D) Q 
E) U

Question 4

What is E pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A) Soft palate 
B) Ethmoid bone 
C) Hard palate 
D) Nasal septum 
E) Air cells 
A) Soft palate 
B) Ethmoid bone 
C) Hard palate 
D) Nasal septum 
E) Air cells

Question 5

Where is the middle nasal concha?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 6

Why is epinephrine injected as a treatment for the respiratory signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis?

Accepted Answer

Epinephrine enhances sympathetic activit

Question 7

Normal quiet breathing is controlled by the

Accepted Answer

A) Pontine respiratory group 
B) Medullary respiratory center dorsal respiratory group 
C) Medullary respiratory center ventral respiratory group 
D) Medullary respiratory center dorsal respiratory group and medullary respiratory center ventral respiratory group 
E) all of these 
A) Pontine respiratory group 
B) Medullary respiratory center dorsal respiratory group 
C) Medullary respiratory center ventral respiratory group 
D) Medullary respiratory center dorsal respiratory group and medullary respiratory center ventral respiratory group 
E) all of these

Question 8

Where is the inferior nasal concha?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 9

Which of the following is a series of convulsive inhalations followed by a single prolonged exhalation where the rima glottidis closes earlier than normal after each inhalation so only a little air enters the lung with each inhalation?

Accepted Answer

A) sobbing 
B) sneezing 
C) coughing 
D) hiccupping 
E) Valsalva maneuver 
A) sobbing 
B) sneezing 
C) coughing 
D) hiccupping 
E) Valsalva maneuver

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines the rate of pulmonary and systemic gas exchange?

Accepted Answer

A) Partial pressure difference of gases 
B) surface are availability for gas exchange 
C) Diffusion distance 
D) Molecular weight and solubility of the gases 
E) All of these are factors that determine the rate of pulmonary and systemic gas exchange. 
A) Partial pressure difference of gases 
B) surface are availability for gas exchange 
C) Diffusion distance 
D) Molecular weight and solubility of the gases 
E) All of these are factors that determine the rate of pulmonary and systemic gas exchange.

Question 11

Which of the following is a spasmodic contraction of the muscles of exhalation that forcefully expels air through the nose and mouth?

Accepted Answer

A) sobbing 
B) sneezing 
C) coughing 
D) sighing 
E) Valsalva maneuver 
A) sobbing 
B) sneezing 
C) coughing 
D) sighing 
E) Valsalva maneuver

Question 12

Which of the following is the dominant method of carbon dioxide transport?

Accepted Answer

A) Bound to hemoglobin 
B) Bound to oxygen 
C) Dissolved in plasma as a gas 
D) Dissolved in plasma as bicarbonate ions 
E) Diffusion 
A) Bound to hemoglobin 
B) Bound to oxygen 
C) Dissolved in plasma as a gas 
D) Dissolved in plasma as bicarbonate ions 
E) Diffusion

Question 13

Where is the cricoid cartilage?

Accepted Answer

A) D 
B) E 
C) F 
D) G 
E) H 
A) D 
B) E 
C) F 
D) G 
E) H

Question 14

What area in the figure is the sum of the vital capacity and residual volume?

Accepted Answer

A) B 
B) A 
C) G 
D) D 
E) F 
A) B 
B) A 
C) G 
D) D 
E) F

Question 15

Which structure in the figure is the hyoid bone?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) D 
D) F 
E) G 
A) A 
B) B 
C) D 
D) F 
E) G

Exam 23: The Respiratory System

Where is the terminal bronchiole?

Which of the following is a factor that does NOT affect hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen?

Which tonsils are found in the oropharynx?

What is E pointing to?

Where is the middle nasal concha?

Why is epinephrine injected as a treatment for the respiratory signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis?

Normal quiet breathing is controlled by the

Where is the inferior nasal concha?

Which of the following is a series of convulsive inhalations followed by a single prolonged exhalation where the rima glottidis closes earlier than normal after each inhalation so only a little air enters the lung with each inhalation?

Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines the rate of pulmonary and systemic gas exchange?

Which of the following is a spasmodic contraction of the muscles of exhalation that forcefully expels air through the nose and mouth?

Which of the following is the dominant method of carbon dioxide transport?

Where is the cricoid cartilage?

What area in the figure is the sum of the vital capacity and residual volume?

Which structure in the figure is the hyoid bone?

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System Unit Ii: Principles of Support and Movement

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton

The Skeletal System: the Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System Unit Iii: Control Systems of the Human Body

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System Unit Iv: Maintenance of the Human Body

The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity

The Digestive System

Metabolism

The Urinary System

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis Unit V: Continuity

The Reproductive Systems

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