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Chapter 11 Egan's Testbank Questions With 100% Correct Answers. 1. What is the primary function of the lungs? a. Convert angiotensin I to angiotensin II. b. Filter pulmonary blood. c. Gas exchange. d. Remove carbon monoxide (CO). Gas exchange. 2. During each cycle of normal resting ventila...

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Chapter 11 Egan's Testbank Questions With 100% Correct
Answers.
1. What is the primary function of the lungs?
a. Convert angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
b. Filter pulmonary blood.
c. Gas exchange.
d. Remove carbon monoxide (CO).
Gas exchange.
2. During each cycle of normal resting ventilation, a volume of gas is moved into
and out of the respiratory tract. This cyclical volume is called the:
a. inspiratory reserve volume (IRV).
b. vital capacity (VC).
c. residual volume (RV).
d. tidal volume (VT).
tidal volume (VT).
3. Which of the following pressures vary throughout the normal breathing cycle?
1. Alveolar pressure (Palv)
2. Body surface pressure (Pbs)
3. Mouth pressure (Pao)
4. Pleural pressure (Ppl)
a. 1, 2, 3, and 4
b. 2, 3, and 4 only
c. 2 and 4 only
d. 1 and 4 only
1 and 4 only
4. Which of the following pressures normally remains negative (relative to
atmospheric pressure) during quiet breathing?
a. Palv
b. Ppl
c. Pao
d. Pbs
Ppl
5. Which of the following pressure gradients is responsible for the actual flow of
gas into and out of the lungs during breathing?
a.
Transcanadian pressure gradient (Ppc - Pks)
b.
Transpulmonary pressure gradient (Palv - Ppl)
c.
Transrespiratory pressure gradient (Palv - Pao)
d.
Transthoracic pressure gradient (Ppl - Pbs)
Transrespiratory pressure gradient (Palv - Pao)

,6. Which of the following pressure gradients is responsible for maintaining
alveolar inflation?
a.
Transpulmonary pressure gradient (Palv - Ppl)
b.
Transthoracic pressure gradient (Ppl - Pbs)
c.
Transcardiac pressure gradient (Pca - Palv)
d.
Transrespiratory pressure gradient (Palv - Pao)
Transpulmonary pressure gradient (Palv - Ppl)
7. Which of the following statements about alveolar pressure (Palv) during normal
quiet breathing is true?
a.
It is positive during inspiration and negative during expiration.
b.
It is the same as intrapleural pressure (Ppl).
c.
It is negative during inspiration and positive during expiration.
d.
It always remains less than atmospheric pressure.
It is negative during inspiration and positive during expiration.
8. What happens during normal inspiration?
1. The Ppl increases further below atmospheric pressure.
2. The transpulmonary pressure gradient widens.
3. Palv drops below that at the airway opening.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 only
d. 1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
9. During normal tidal ventilation, the transpulmonary pressure gradient (Palv -
Ppl) reaches its maximum value at what point in the cycle?
a.
Midinspiration
b.
End-expiration
c.
End-inspiration
d.
Mid-expiration
End-inspiration
10. During expiration, why does gas flow out from the lungs to the atmosphere?
a.
Palv is less than at the airway opening.
b.

, Palv is the same as at the airway opening.
c.
Palv is greater than at the airway opening.
d.
Airway pressure is greater than Palv.
Palv is greater than at the airway opening.
11. What forces must be overcome to move air into the respiratory system?
1. Tissue movement
2. Elastic forces of lung tissue
3. Airway resistance
4. Surface tension forces
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
1, 2, 3, and 4
12. What term is used to note the difference between inspiratory lung volume and
expiratory lung volume at any given pressure?
a.
Alveolar aphasia
b.
Hysteresis
c.
Pleural pressure variance
d.
Transpulmonary pressures
Hysteresis
13. Which of the following are effects of surface tension forces in the air-filled
lung?
1. It increases the elastic recoil of the lung (promoting collapse).
2. It makes the lung harder to inflate than if it were filled with fluid.
3. It decreases the lung's elasticity as volume increases.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
1 and 2 only
14. The presence of surfactant in the alveoli tends to do which of the following?
a.
Decrease compliance
b.
Decrease surface tension
c.
Increase elastance
d.
Increase resistance

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