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Ch 13 The Respiratory System
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1.
Which of the following is the slitlike opening between the vocal cords through
which air passes?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Glottis

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2.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding normal expiration
during quiet breathing in healthy people?
CORRECT ANSWER:
 As the intrapulmonary pressure rises, air moves out of the lungs.
 As the intrapulmonary volume decreases, the gases inside the
lungs are forced more closely together.
 The diaphragm relaxes, the ribcage descends, and the lungs recoil.

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3.
The respiratory membrane includes which of the following?
CORRECT ANSWER:
 Alveolar and capillary walls fused to their basement membranes

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4.
Which of the following occurs with external respiration?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli to the pulmonary blood.

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5.
Which of the following are examples of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD)?
CORRECT ANSWER:
 Chronic bronchitis
 Emphysema

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6.
What muscular passageway serves as a common passageway for food and air?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Pharynx

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7.
Assign each phrase to the respiratory volume or capacity that it describes.
CORRECT ANSWER:
Tidal volume Amount of air that moves into or out of the lungs with a
normal inhalation or exhalation

Vital capacity Maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum
inhalation

Inspiratory reserve Amount of air that can be inhaled following a normal

volume inhalation

Expiratory reserve Amount of air that can be exhaled following a normal

 volume exhalation

Residual volume Amount of air that remains in the lungs after a maximum
exhalation

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8.
Place the following structures in their correct order, from superficial
(outermost) to deep (innermost):

1. lung
2. pleural cavity (space)
3. visceral (pulmonary) pleura
4. parietal pleura
CORRECT ANSWER:
4-2-3-1

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9.
The partition that separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity below is called
the __________.
CORRECT ANSWER:
palate

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10.
Which event of respiration is commonly called breathing?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Pulmonary ventilation

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11.
The flap of elastic cartilage that prevents food from entering the trachea during
swallowing is the __________.
CORRECT ANSWER:
 epiglottis

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12.
How is most oxygen transported in the blood?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Bound to hemoglobin as oxyhemoglobin

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13.
Which of the following would increase the pH of blood leading to alkalosis?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Hyperventilating

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14.
Select all of the inspiratory muscles.
CORRECT ANSWER:
 External intercostals
 Diaphragm

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15.
The paranasal sinuses lighten the skull and __________.
CORRECT ANSWER:
act as resonance chambers for speech

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16.
Which of the following organs belong to the lower respiratory tract?
CORRECT ANSWER:
 Trachea
 Bronchi
 Lungs
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17.
In the control of respiration, nerve impulses along the phrenic nerves move
from where to where?
CORRECT ANSWER:
The medulla oblongata to the diaphragm

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18.
In the sequence of events for inspiration, what step happens immediately after
contraction of the inspiratory muscles?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Thoracic cavity volume increases

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19.
Air in the conducting zone airways that does not contribute to gas exchange
between the alveoli and the blood is called __________.
CORRECT ANSWER:
dead space volume

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20.
Which of the following structures belong to the respiratory zone, the actual site
of gas exchange?
CORRECT ANSWER:
 Respiratory bronchioles
 Alveolar ducts
 Alveoli

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21.
Which of the following receives air directly from the trachea during
inspiration?
 CORRECT ANSWER:
Bronchi

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22.
Select the term that refers to a normal quiet breathing rate.
CORRECT ANSWER:
Eupnea

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23.
Most carbon dioxide is carried in the blood as __________.
CORRECT ANSWER:
bicarbonate ions dissolved in plasma

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24.
Which of the following removes dust, microbes, and other inhaled particles
from the trachea?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Ciliated mucosa

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25.
C-shaped rings of __________ cartilage reinforce the trachea.
CORRECT ANSWER:
hyaline

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