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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. Venous blood from tissues of the body is returned to the right _______of the heart
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When the increase in pressure is removed, the elastic properties of the _______ restore the original volume.
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3. The _______ run backwards and downwards and pull the ribs backward and downward.
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The volume of air that moves into and out of the lungs under different conditions can be measured using a______.
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5. The pulmonary circulation is a ______ pressure circulation.
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6. _____are the volumes of air breathed by an individual
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7. About 2% of the blood flow to the lungs is through the _______and veins.
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8. The pulmonary surfactant is secreted by the Type II alveolar _______in the lungs
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The diaphragm is capable of vertical excursion of ______ depending on the depth of breathing.
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10. The ______bronchial artery arises directly from the aorta
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11. The pulmonary vein carries________
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The distance between the posterior surface of the sternum and the anterior surface of the vertebral column is the ______diameter.
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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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14. The right bronchial artery arises from the first right ______artery
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15. The external intercostal run _____ and _______
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16. The plasma is a poor carrier of_____.
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17. _______ is volume of air that can be forcefully expired after normal expiration.
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The ______ is capable of vertical excursion of 2.5cm to 10cm depending on the depth of breathing
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19. The two groups of ______ are for inspiration and expiration.
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20. The plasma oncotic pressure is _____
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21. ERV stands for_____
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22. The pulmonary surfactant is secreted by the Type II ______epithelial cells in the lungs.
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23. In the lungs, exchange of gases occurs only in the respiratory bronchioles and the________.
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24. _______ is the maximum volume of air that is inspired after normal expiration.
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The diaphragm is capable of vertical excursion of 2.5cm to 10cm depending on the ______ of breathing.
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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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The _______is the dome-shaped musculo-tendinous partition between the thorax and abdomen
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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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_______ is the process by which oxygen is transferred from the atmosphere to the tissue for use in metabolism
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30. Venous ________ from tissues of the body is returned to the right atrium of the heart.
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31. The cardiovascular system is a _____
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32. The normal respiratory rate is _____ times per minute
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33. _____ is a lipoprotein complex formed by lipids especially phospholipids, proteins and ions
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34. Compliance is the volume change in the lungs produced by a unit change of______.
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When the increase in pressure is removed, the elastic properties of the tissue restore the original_______.
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Every time the transpulmonary pressure increases by 1 centimeter of water, the lung volume expands _______ millimeters.
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The bony thorax, the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm form a cone shaped structure called the _______
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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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The mixing of deoxygenated bronchial venous blood with oxygenated pulmonary venous blood is called ______
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40. Inspiratory Reserve Volume has an average value of ______
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41. _______is the volume of air breathed in and out of the lungs during normal quiet respiration
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42. Vital Capicity has a value of______
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43. The pulmonary surfactant is secreted by the _______alveolar epithelial cells in the lungs.
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44. The ______ intercostal run backwards and downwards
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45. The capillaries are ______ micrometer in diameter
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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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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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An increase in thoracic volume due to diaphragm causes the intrathoracic pressure to be 2 to 6 mmHg less than_____
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49. The ______ is secreted by the Type II alveolar epithelial cells in the lungs.
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50. ______ is the volume of fresh air that enters the alveoli per minute
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