NAME: ________________________

respiratory Test

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5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. dalton's law
  2. hypocapnia
  3. glottis
  4. hypercapnia
  5. larynx
  1. a cartilagenous structure that surrounds glottis
  2. b abnormally low partial pressure CO2. stimulates chemoreceptors
  3. c narrow opening between pharynx and larynx through which air passes
  4. d each gas contributes to the total pressure relative to its abundance
  5. e increased partial pressure CO2. stimulates chemoreceptors

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. # breaths/min x tidal volume ~6 L/min
  2. contributed by a single gas in a mixture of gases
  3. rate and depth of respiration exceeds demands for oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal
  4. stimulates DRG during eupnea. causes prolonged inhalation and slows breathing rate, but increases depth of breath.
  5. a decrease in blood pH will cause a decrease in hemoglobin saturation

5 True/False Questions

  1. intrapleural pressurecontributed by a single gas in a mixture of gases

          

  2. total lung capacitymaximum amount of air you can expel out of lungs in single respiratory cycle (tid vol + IRV + ERV)

          

  3. alveolicondition that occurs when supply of oxygen to cells is cut off

          

  4. residual volumeamount of air remaining in lungs after maximal exhalation

          

  5. eupneawindpipe