Exam 22: The Respiratory System

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Match the following: -Secrete a fluid containing surfactant.

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    Figure 22.1 Using Figure 22.1, match the following: -Larynx. Figure 22.1 Using Figure 22.1, match the following: -Larynx.

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  Figure 22.2 Using Figure 22.2, match the following: -Tidal volume. Figure 22.2 Using Figure 22.2, match the following: -Tidal volume.

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How is alveolar gas exchange affected by emphysema and pneumonia?

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What is the chloride shift and why does it occur?

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Most inspired particles such as dust fail to reach the lungs because of the ________.

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The relationship between gas pressure and gas volume is described by ________.

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Dalton's law of partial pressures states that the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is the sum of the pressures exerted independently by each gas in the mixture.

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Match the following: -NO exchange of gases occurs here.

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Which of the choices below is NOT a role of the pleurae?

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Spirometry results reveal a vital capacity of two liters which is well below the predicted value of five liters.This suggests which disorder?

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For inspiration of air,which of the following happens first?

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Which of the choices below describes the forces that act to pull the lungs away from the thorax wall and thus collapse the lungs?

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Nasal conchae mainly work on inhalation to warm and moisten air.They serve minor functions for exhalation.

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John has undergone surgery and has developed pneumonia.He also has a history of emphysema.Which symptoms and signs would the nurse expect to find?

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While having a physical examination,a young male informed his doctor that at age 8 he had lobar pneumonia and pleurisy in his left lung.The physician decided to measure his VC.Describe the apparatus and method used for taking this measurement.Define the following terms used in the description of lung volumes: TV,IRV,ERV,RV,and VC.

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Which of the disorders below is characterized by destruction of the walls of the alveoli producing abnormally large air spaces that remain filled with air during exhalation?

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Tracheal obstruction is life threatening.

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Which of the following is NOT a form of lung cancer?

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  Figure 22.2 Using Figure 22.2, match the following: -Residual volume. Figure 22.2 Using Figure 22.2, match the following: -Residual volume.

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