What is the state that describes the hemoglobinic acid?
1. | oxidized | 2. | hydrated |
3. | reduced | 4. | hyper |
A disease of the lungs, due to chronic inhalation of dust particles, would be characterized by:
1. | pneumonia | 2. | tuberculosis |
3. | pulmonary fibrosis | 4. | lung cancer |
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An abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall is called as:
1. intrapleural pressure
2. respiratory distress syndrome
3. pneumothorax
4. decompression sickness
A pulmonary disorder reduces the forced expiratory volume in first second but does not significantly affect the vital capacity. This disorder will be most accurately described as:
1. restrictive lung disorder
2. pulmonary fibrosis
3. pneumoconiosis
4. obstructive lung disorder
What will be the partial pressure of oxygen in a mixture of gases where the total pressure is 500 mmHg and oxygen comprises 20% of the gas mixture?
1. 0.1 mm Hg | 2. 10 mm Hg |
3. 100 mm Hg | 4. 200 mm Hg |
All the following changes occur in the circulatory system when a fetus is delivered and begins to breathe on its own for the first time except:
1. the rate of blood flow through pulmonary circulation decreases
2. the foramen ovale closes
3. the ductus arteriosus closes
4. the resistance to blood flow through the lung decreases
“Bends” is a painful condition that is seen in cases of:
1. nitrogen narcosis
2. decompression sickness
3. hyperbaric oxygen therapy
4. carbon dioxide accumulation
Overinflation of lungs can be damaging and is prevented in humans by:
1. apneustic center
2. Hering-Breuer reflex
3. hypercapnia
4. inspiratory neurons
Oxidized hemoglobin is known as:
1. carboxyhemoglobin
2. methemoglobin
3. oxy hemoglobin
4. carbaminohemoglobin
Alveoli are tiny, balloon-shaped air sacs that sit at the very end of the respiratory tree, branching off the _______.
1. tertiary bronchi | 2. bronchioles |
3. terminal bronchioles | 4. respiratory bronchioles |