PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
Both carbon dioxide and oxygen are able to bind with hemoglobin. - ANS true
True/False:
Hypoventilation is associated with decreased PCO2. - ANS false
The breathing rate is determined by input from ______ that monitor oxygen, carbon dioxide,
and pH levels in the blood. - ANS chemoreceptors
Lung _____ is the term used to describe the ease or difficulty with which the lungs can be
inflated. - ANS compliance
True/False:
Asthma is considered reversible airway bronchoconstriction. - ANS true
True/False:
Asthma is considered non-reversible airway bronchoconstriction. - ANS false
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
Both carbon dioxide and oxygen are able to bind with hemoglobin. - ANS true
True/False:
Hypoventilation is associated with decreased PCO2. - ANS false
The breathing rate is determined by input from ______ that monitor oxygen, carbon dioxide,
and pH levels in the blood. - ANS chemoreceptors
Lung _____ is the term used to describe the ease or difficulty with which the lungs can be
inflated. - ANS compliance
True/False:
Asthma is considered reversible airway bronchoconstriction. - ANS true
True/False:
Asthma is considered non-reversible airway bronchoconstriction. - ANS false
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.