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

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2. In the lungs, exchange of gases occurs only in the respiratory_______ and _______.

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_______ is the maximum volume of air that can be forcefully expired after a maximal
inspiratory effort.

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4. Total Lung Capacity has a value of______

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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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6. The red blood cells will cross the pulmonary capillaries in a ______ of single cells.

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7. There are _______ types of intercostal

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8. The distance from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm is the ______diameter of the thorax.

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9. The pulmonary _______ is a low pressure circulation

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10. The right bronchial artery arises from the ______right intercostal artery.

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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 ______carries oxygenated blood.

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13. The normal respiratory rate is _____ times per minute

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14.

The plasma is a poor carrier of oxygen. The normal respiratory rate is ______ times per
minute.

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15. The ______ circulation is a low pressure circulation

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16. The pulmonary _____is secreted by the Type II alveolar epithelial cells in the lungs.

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17. Vital Capicity has a value of______

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18. About ______% of the blood flow to the lungs is through the bronchial arteries and veins.

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19. The plasma oncotic pressure is _____

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20. ______ is the volume of air remaining in the lungs even after a most forceful expiration.

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

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22. Lack or absence of surfactant in infants causes _____

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23. The two groups of muscles are for inspiration and_______

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24. The pulmonary vein carries ______blood.

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

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27. In the lungs, exchange of gases occurs only in the respiratory ______and the alveoli.

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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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29. The volumes of air breathed by an individual is called_______

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30. When the ribs are pulled upward and forward the AP diameter______

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31. The _____ is a poor carrier of oxygen.

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32. The ______ arises from the first right intercostal artery.

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33. _______ from tissues of the body is returned to the right atrium of the heart.

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

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35. The external intercostal run _____ and _______

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36.

The large surface area of the ______ is matched by an even larger surface area presented by
the capillaries.

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Blood from the pulmonary capillaries is returned to the _______ atrium of the heart through
the pulmonary vein.

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38.

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

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39.

The utilization of oxygen within the body cells for the liberation of energy from food
substances is called______

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40. The ______is very thin and this makes it easy for gases to diffuse across the membrane

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41. Respiration has _______ major components

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42.

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

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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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44. Expiration is a ______ process under quiet breathing.

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45. The ______ intercostal run forwards and downwards

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

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47. Compliance is the volume change in the lungs produced by a unit change of______.

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48. The two groups of muscles are for _______and_______

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The _______ divide several times just like the trachea until the pulmonary capillaries are
formed.

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

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