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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. The ______ intercostal run backwards and downwards

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2. Respiration has _______ major components

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3. No fluid moves out of the pulmonary capillaries into the interstitial space

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4. The muscles of respiration can be divided into _______ and muscles of expiration

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5. The ______ circulation is a low pressure circulation

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6. Venous ________ from tissues of the body is returned to the right atrium of the heart.

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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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8. The ______ intercostal run forwards and downwards

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9. The external intercostal run _____ and _______

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When the increase in ______is removed, the elastic properties of the tissue restore the
original volume.

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11.

An increase in thoracic volume due to diaphragm causes the intrathoracic pressure to be 2 to
6 mmHg less than_____

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12. The plasma is a poor carrier of_____.

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13.

The process of measuring the volume of air that moves into and out of the lungs under
different conditions is known as_____

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14.

______ is the anatomic dead space plus the volume of areas of the lungs that are not taking
part in gaseous exchange.

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15. The left bronchial artery arises directly from the _______

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16. About 2% of the blood flow to the lungs is through the _______and veins.

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17. The normal _______rate is 12 to 16 times per minute.

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The pulmonary arteries divide several times just like the ______ until the pulmonary
capillaries are formed.

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19. ______ is the volume of fresh air that enters the alveoli per minute

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20. The normal respiratory rate is _____ times per minute

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21.

The volume of air that moves into and out of the lungs under different conditions can be
measured using a______.

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22. Inspiratory Capacity has a value of______

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23.

Blood from the pulmonary capillaries is returned to the left atrium of the heart through
the_______.

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24. _______ is the maximum volume of air that is inspired after normal expiration.

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25.

_______ is referred to as the volume change in the lungs produced by a unit change of
pressure.

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26. Blood is pumped out of the right ventricle at a pressure of______.

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27.

In deep breathing, contraction of the external intercostal muscles will pull the ribs ______and
move the sternum forward thereby increasing the AP diameter.

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28.

The large surface area of the alveoli is matched by an even larger surface area presented by
the_______

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29.

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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30.

The ______ is capable of vertical excursion of 2.5cm to 10cm depending on the depth of
breathing

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31.

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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32. The external intercostal run _____ and _______

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33.

Every time the transpulmonary pressure increases by 1 centimeter of water, the lung volume
expands _______ millimeters.

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34. The pulmonary circulation is a ______circulation.

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35. The two groups of muscles are for _______and_______

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36. Lung volumes are the volumes of _____ breathed by an individual.

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37. The two groups of ______ are for inspiration and expiration.

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38. The normal respiratory rate is 12 to 16 times per______

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39. Residual Volume has a value of ______

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Surfactant is a lipoprotein complex formed by lipids especially phospholipids, proteins
and______

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41. The muscles of respiration can be divided into muscles of inspiration and _______

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42. The pulmonary surfactant is secreted by the Type II alveolar _______in the lungs

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43. _____are the volumes of air breathed by an individual

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The diaphragm is capable of vertical excursion of 2.5cm to 10cm depending on the depth
of______.

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45. Lack or absence of surfactant in infants causes _____

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46. The pulmonary _______ is a low pressure circulation

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47. _____ is pumped out of the right ventricle at a pressure of 25/0 mmHg.

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48. The _______ run backwards and downwards and pull the ribs backward and downward.

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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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50. Inspiratory Reserve Volume has an average value of ______

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