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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. About 2% of the blood flow to the lungs is through the bronchial arteries and______.
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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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3. Venous blood from tissues of the body is returned to the right atrium of the_______
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4. _______ is the maximum volume of air that is inspired after normal expiration.
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5. The oxygen in the blood that is delivered to the left atrium is about ______%.
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6. About ______% of the blood flow to the lungs is through the bronchial arteries and veins.
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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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8. The volume of fresh air that enters the alveoli per minute is called_______
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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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When the ________in pressure is removed, the elastic properties of the tissue restore the original volume.
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By the time blood reaches the pulmonary capillaries the pressure has fallen to an average of_______.
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12. The ______ intercostal run backwards and downwards
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13. The two groups of muscles are for inspiration and_______
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14. The pulmonary surfactant is secreted by the Type II alveolar _______in the lungs
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15. Lung volumes are the volumes of air breathed by_____
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16. The _______ run backwards and downwards and pull the ribs backward and downward.
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17. The two groups of ______ are for inspiration and expiration.
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The _______is the dome-shaped musculo-tendinous partition between the thorax and abdomen
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The bony thorax, the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm form a cone shaped structure called the _______
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20. Maximal voluntary ventilation is also known as_____
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When the increase in ______is removed, the elastic properties of the tissue restore the original volume.
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22. Tidal volume has a value of _____
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23. There are _______types of lung capacities
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______ 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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25. The right bronchial artery arises from the ______right intercostal artery.
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26. ______is a measure of the distensibility (elasticity) of the lungs and thoracic structures
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27. The red blood cells are ______micrometer
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28. The normal respiratory rate is _____ times per minute
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29. The muscles of respiration can be divided into muscles of inspiration and _______
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30. _______ from tissues of the body is returned to the right atrium of the heart.
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31. The ______bronchial artery arises from the first right intercostal artery.
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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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33. The cardiovascular system is a _____
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34. The right ventricle pumps the blood out of the ______ through the pulmonary artery.
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The oxygen that diffuses into the plasma dissolves in the plasma and the diffusion continues until the PO2 in plasma rises to____
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36. Lung volumes are the volumes of _____ breathed by an individual.
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The extent to which the lungs expand for each unit increase in transpulmonary pressure is called______
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38. The _____ is a poor carrier of oxygen.
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39. The muscles of respiration can be divided into _______ and muscles of expiration
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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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41. The two groups of muscles are for _______and_______
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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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43. The ______ is secreted by the Type II alveolar epithelial cells in the lungs.
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44. The ______artery carries deoxygenated blood
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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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The large surface area of the ______ is matched by an even larger surface area presented by the capillaries.
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47. The normal respiratory rate is 12 to 16 times per______
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Blood from the pulmonary capillaries is returned to the left atrium of the heart through the_______.
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49. Respiration has _______ major components
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50. The ______ arises from the first right intercostal artery.
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