Anatomy & Physiology Respiratory Pulmonary Ventilation Exam Questions with Correct Answers

Anatomy & Physiology Respiratory Pulmonary Ventilation Exam Questions
with Correct Answers


Question 1:
Upper Airways
Answer:
Air passages in head & neck enters nasal cavity or oral cavity


Question 2:
Respiratory Track
Answer:
All passage ways from pharynx to lungs


Question 3:
Respiration
Answer:
Process of gas exchange


Question 4:
Internal Respiration
Answer:
(Cellular Respiration) use of oxygen in mitochondria to generate ATP, Oxidation
Phosphorylation & production of Carbon Dioxide as waste product


Question 5:
External Respiration
Answer:
Exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide between atmosphere & body tissues, involves respiratory
& circulatory systems


Question 6:
External Respiration: 4 Processes
Answer:
1. Pulmonary ventilation-movements of air in & out of lungs

, Question 7:
4. Exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide between blood & body tissues Respiratory Tract
Answer:
Conduction Zone-Upper portion of respiratory tract -


Question 8:
Respiratory Zone -Lowermost portion of respiratory tract -site of gas exchange in the lungs
Answer:
conducts air from larynx to lungs


Question 9:
Respiratory Zone
Answer:
Exchange of gas between air & blood. Mechanism of action: diffusion


Question 10:
Respiratory membrane epithelial cells
Answer:
Barrier formed by wall of capillary endothelial cells & alveolar
-Function: separates air from blood


Question 11:
Cells in the alveoli
-Type II alveolar cells
Answer:
-Type I alveolar cells
-Alveolar Macrophages


Question 12:
Type I alveolar cells
Answer:
Make up up wall of alveolar


Question 13:
Type II alveolar cells
Answer:
Secrete surfactant