ASLP 3030 UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
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✔✔diaphragm, intercostals - ✔✔____________ and ___________ muscles work
together to create pressure changes in the chest
✔✔pressure - ✔✔Respiration is when air is moved in and out of the lungs by increasing
and decreasing __________ inside the lungs
✔✔negative alveolar pressure (Palv) - ✔✔air from the atmosphere is forced to enter
respiratory system
✔✔inhalation - ✔✔negative Palv occurs for...
✔✔positive alveolar pressure (Palv) - ✔✔air from inside of the lungs is forces out of the
respiratory system
✔✔exhalation - ✔✔positive Palv occurs for...
✔✔Bernoulli's pressure - ✔✔air flows from high pressure to low pressure
✔✔F velocity component is ignored for now - ✔✔T/F in Bernoulli's principle, velocity is
important
✔✔Boyle's law - ✔✔as pressure increases, volume decreases
✔✔negative - ✔✔To bring air into the lungs, the Palv must become ________, so that
air will be. forced to flow into the respiratory system
✔✔volume - ✔✔in inhalation, the __________ of the thoracic cavity and lungs must be
enlarged to decrease Palv
✔✔inhalation - ✔✔diaphragm contraction, flattening and increasing the ventricle
dimension of the thorax happens during...
✔✔inhalation - ✔✔pulling the rib cage from the intercostals up and outward to increase
the dimensions of the thorax happens during...
✔✔decrease - ✔✔As the lungs begin to ______ in volume, the Palv falls below P
atmosphere. This allows air from the lungs to flow into the atmosphere
✔✔F Palv=Patmos - ✔✔T/F the end of each inhalation and exhalation and exhalation,
the Palv < Patmos
, ✔✔infants - ✔✔40-70 BPM
✔✔Adults - ✔✔12-18 BPM
✔✔lung volume - ✔✔The amount of air in the lungs at a given point during the
respiratory cycle
✔✔lung capacity - ✔✔the maximum amount of air that the lungs can hold
✔✔Tidal Volume - ✔✔volume of air in inhaled and exhaled during a cycle of respiration
✔✔tidal volume - ✔✔the amount of air inhaled/exhaled during quiet breathing
✔✔inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) - ✔✔volume of air that can be inhaled above tidal
volume
✔✔expiratory volume - ✔✔volume of air. that can be exhaled below tidal volume
✔✔residual volume - ✔✔volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximum
expiration and that cannot be voluntarily expelled
✔✔inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) - ✔✔what represents a deep breath
✔✔expiratory reserve volume (ERV) - ✔✔what represents releasing a deep breath
✔✔T - ✔✔T/F the lungs always contain a bit of air
✔✔Vital capacity - ✔✔volume of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation
✔✔IRV+TV+ERV= Vital Capacity - ✔✔Formula for Vital Capacity
✔✔Functional residual capacity - ✔✔volume of air remaining in the lungs and airways at
the end-expiratory level
✔✔ERV+RV= Functional Residual Capacity - ✔✔Formula for Functional Residual
Capacity
✔✔total lung capacity - ✔✔total amount of air the lungs can hold
✔✔TV+IRV+ERV+RV=total lung capacity - ✔✔Formula for total lung capacity
ANSWERS RATED A+
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✔✔diaphragm, intercostals - ✔✔____________ and ___________ muscles work
together to create pressure changes in the chest
✔✔pressure - ✔✔Respiration is when air is moved in and out of the lungs by increasing
and decreasing __________ inside the lungs
✔✔negative alveolar pressure (Palv) - ✔✔air from the atmosphere is forced to enter
respiratory system
✔✔inhalation - ✔✔negative Palv occurs for...
✔✔positive alveolar pressure (Palv) - ✔✔air from inside of the lungs is forces out of the
respiratory system
✔✔exhalation - ✔✔positive Palv occurs for...
✔✔Bernoulli's pressure - ✔✔air flows from high pressure to low pressure
✔✔F velocity component is ignored for now - ✔✔T/F in Bernoulli's principle, velocity is
important
✔✔Boyle's law - ✔✔as pressure increases, volume decreases
✔✔negative - ✔✔To bring air into the lungs, the Palv must become ________, so that
air will be. forced to flow into the respiratory system
✔✔volume - ✔✔in inhalation, the __________ of the thoracic cavity and lungs must be
enlarged to decrease Palv
✔✔inhalation - ✔✔diaphragm contraction, flattening and increasing the ventricle
dimension of the thorax happens during...
✔✔inhalation - ✔✔pulling the rib cage from the intercostals up and outward to increase
the dimensions of the thorax happens during...
✔✔decrease - ✔✔As the lungs begin to ______ in volume, the Palv falls below P
atmosphere. This allows air from the lungs to flow into the atmosphere
✔✔F Palv=Patmos - ✔✔T/F the end of each inhalation and exhalation and exhalation,
the Palv < Patmos
, ✔✔infants - ✔✔40-70 BPM
✔✔Adults - ✔✔12-18 BPM
✔✔lung volume - ✔✔The amount of air in the lungs at a given point during the
respiratory cycle
✔✔lung capacity - ✔✔the maximum amount of air that the lungs can hold
✔✔Tidal Volume - ✔✔volume of air in inhaled and exhaled during a cycle of respiration
✔✔tidal volume - ✔✔the amount of air inhaled/exhaled during quiet breathing
✔✔inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) - ✔✔volume of air that can be inhaled above tidal
volume
✔✔expiratory volume - ✔✔volume of air. that can be exhaled below tidal volume
✔✔residual volume - ✔✔volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximum
expiration and that cannot be voluntarily expelled
✔✔inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) - ✔✔what represents a deep breath
✔✔expiratory reserve volume (ERV) - ✔✔what represents releasing a deep breath
✔✔T - ✔✔T/F the lungs always contain a bit of air
✔✔Vital capacity - ✔✔volume of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation
✔✔IRV+TV+ERV= Vital Capacity - ✔✔Formula for Vital Capacity
✔✔Functional residual capacity - ✔✔volume of air remaining in the lungs and airways at
the end-expiratory level
✔✔ERV+RV= Functional Residual Capacity - ✔✔Formula for Functional Residual
Capacity
✔✔total lung capacity - ✔✔total amount of air the lungs can hold
✔✔TV+IRV+ERV+RV=total lung capacity - ✔✔Formula for total lung capacity
