ATTENTION:
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.
Good luck!
NSC222
1 / 50
1. The two groups of muscles are for _______and_______
2 / 50
The process of measuring the volume of air that moves into and out of the lungs under different conditions is known as_____
3 / 50
3. ______ is the volume of fresh air that enters the alveoli per minute
4 / 50
4. The ______ intercostal run forwards and downwards
5 / 50
The _______is the dome-shaped musculo-tendinous partition between the thorax and abdomen
6 / 50
6. Lack or absence of surfactant in infants causes _____
7 / 50
7. ______ is a passive process under quiet breathing.
8 / 50
The extent to which the lungs expand for each unit increase in transpulmonary pressure is called______
9 / 50
_______ is referred to as the volume change in the lungs produced by a unit change of pressure.
10 / 50
10. The muscles of respiration can be divided into _______ and muscles of expiration
11 / 50
11. _______ is volume of air that can be forcefully expired after normal expiration.
12 / 50
12. The _______ run backwards and downwards and pull the ribs backward and downward.
13 / 50
13. _____are the volumes of air breathed by an individual
14 / 50
The distance between the posterior surface of the sternum and the anterior surface of the vertebral column is the ______diameter.
15 / 50
15. _____ is a lipoprotein complex formed by lipids especially phospholipids, proteins and ions
16 / 50
16. The blood pumped into the pulmonary circulation at rest is_______
17 / 50
17. The pulmonary circulation is a ______circulation.
18 / 50
18. The volumes of air breathed by an individual is called_______
19 / 50
19. The pulmonary artery carries ______blood
20 / 50
20. The ______is very thin and this makes it easy for gases to diffuse across the membrane
21 / 50
21. The pulmonary circulation is a ______ pressure circulation.
22 / 50
Surfactant is a lipoprotein complex formed by lipids especially phospholipids, proteins and______
23 / 50
23. When the ribs are pulled upward and forward the AP diameter______
24 / 50
24. _______ is the volume of air that can be forcefully inspired after a normal inspiration.
25 / 50
25. The pulmonary surfactant is secreted by the Type II ______epithelial cells in the lungs.
26 / 50
26. _______ from tissues of the body is returned to the right atrium of the heart.
27 / 50
________ is a surface acting agent that is responsible for lowering the surface tension of a fluid.
28 / 50
28. The accessory muscles of expiration are the _______
29 / 50
29. The volume of fresh air that enters the alveoli per minute is called_______
30 / 50
The pulmonary arterial trunk divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries and these supply blood to the right and left_______
31 / 50
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.
32 / 50
32. Lung volumes are the volumes of _____ breathed by an individual.
33 / 50
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 ________
34 / 50
34. The right ventricle pumps the blood out of the ______ through the pulmonary artery.
35 / 50
35. The respiratory system is an_____
36 / 50
36. About 2% of the blood flow to the lungs is through the bronchial arteries and______.
37 / 50
37. Expiration is a ______ process under quiet breathing.
38 / 50
38. Venous blood from tissues of the body is returned to the right atrium of the_______
39 / 50
39. Vital Capicity has a value of______
40 / 50
A surface acting agent that is responsible for lowering the surface tension of a fluid is called_______
41 / 50
The types of intercostal muscles in each of the eleven intercostal spaces are _____ and ______ .
42 / 50
42. _______ is the maximum volume of air that is inspired after normal expiration.
43 / 50
43. ERV stands for_____
44 / 50
44. Venous ________ from tissues of the body is returned to the right atrium of the heart.
45 / 50
When the ________in pressure is removed, the elastic properties of the tissue restore the original volume.
46 / 50
46. Tidal volume has a value of _____
47 / 50
47. The _____ is a poor carrier of oxygen.
48 / 50
The diaphragm is capable of vertical excursion of 2.5cm to 10cm depending on the ______ of breathing.
49 / 50
49. In the lungs, exchange of gases occurs only in the respiratory bronchioles and the________.
50 / 50
An increase in thoracic volume due to diaphragm causes the intrathoracic pressure to be 2 to 6 mmHg less than_____
Restart quiz
Rate this quiz
