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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.
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1. Lung volumes are the volumes of air breathed by_____
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2. When the ribs are pulled upward and forward the AP diameter______
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An increase in ______ volume due to diaphragm causes the intrathoracic pressure to be 2 to 6 mmHg less than atmospheric pressure.
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The diaphragm is capable of vertical excursion of ______ depending on the depth of breathing.
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5. The red blood cells are ______micrometer
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The _______is the dome-shaped musculo-tendinous partition between the thorax and abdomen
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Blood from the pulmonary capillaries is returned to the left _______ of the heart through the pulmonary vein.
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8. Lack or absence of surfactant in infants causes _____
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The diaphragm is the dome-shaped musculo-tendinous partition between the thorax and abdomen forming the roof of the abdomen and the floor of the______
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10. ______ is a passive process under quiet breathing.
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11. _______is the volume of air breathed in and out of the lungs during normal quiet respiration
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The extent to which the lungs expand for each unit increase in transpulmonary pressure is called______
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13. The muscles of respiration can be divided into _______ and muscles of expiration
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The _______ serves as the air pump that allows for external and internal excrespiratory systemange of gases from the external environment and the internal environment of the body.
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The pulmonary arterial trunk divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries and these supply blood to the right and left_______
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16. In the lungs, exchange of gases occurs only in the respiratory_______ and _______.
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17. The external intercostal run _____ and _______
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18. _______ is volume of air that can be forcefully expired after normal expiration.
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An increase in thoracic volume due to diaphragm causes the intrathoracic pressure to be ______ less than atmospheric pressure.
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20. The two groups of muscles are for inspiration and_______
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21. ______ is the volume of fresh air that enters the alveoli per minute
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22. Inspiratory Capacity has a value of______
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23. The capillaries are ______ micrometer in diameter
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24. The oxygen in the blood that is delivered to the left atrium is about ______%.
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25. The external intercostal run _____ and _______
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_______ is the volume of air (measured in liters) that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration.
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27. Total Lung Capacity has a value of______
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28. The right ventricle pumps the blood out of the heart through the____
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29. ______ is the volume of air present in the lungs after a inspiratory effort.
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Surfactant is a lipoprotein _______formed by lipids especially phospholipids, proteins and ions.
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A surface acting agent that is responsible for lowering the surface tension of a fluid is called_______
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32. About 2% of the blood flow to the ______is through the bronchial arteries and veins.
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33. The combination of two or more lung volumes is referred to as______
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34. The ______ circulation is a low pressure circulation
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35. Compliance is the volume change in the lungs produced by a unit change of______.
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36. The ______artery carries deoxygenated blood
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________ is a surface acting agent that is responsible for lowering the surface tension of a fluid.
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38. The pulmonary circulation is a ______circulation.
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The types of intercostal muscles in each of the eleven intercostal spaces are _____ and ______ .
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40. The ______ intercostal run forwards and downwards
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41. The ______ is secreted by the Type II alveolar epithelial cells in the lungs.
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42. Residual Volume has a value of ______
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When the increase in pressure is removed, the elastic properties of the _______ restore the original volume.
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44. ______is a measure of the distensibility (elasticity) of the lungs and thoracic structures
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45. The pulmonary circulation is a ______ pressure circulation.
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The mixing of deoxygenated bronchial venous blood with oxygenated pulmonary venous blood is called ______
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47. In the lungs, exchange of gases occurs only in the respiratory ______and the alveoli.
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_______ from the pulmonary capillaries is returned to the left atrium of the heart through the pulmonary vein.
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49. The distance from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm is the ______diameter of the thorax.
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The transport of oxygen from the outside air to the cells within tissues, and the transport of carbon dioxide from the cells to the outside air is known as ________
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