Learning
1. How many lobes does the left human lung have? Two lobes
2. Air (not food) pass in which one of the following areas B. Nasopharynx
A. Esophagus
B. Nasopharynx
C. Oropharynx
D. Both A. and C.
3. Rings of cartilage line much of the respiratory tract. In D. Alveoli
which of one of the following would cartilage NOT be
found?
A. Trachea
B. Larynx
C. Bronchi
D. Alveoli
4. True/false: during inhalation the diaphragm contracts True
to pull lungs open
5. True/false: Negative pressure is used to move air into True
the lungs
6. True/false: during inhalation the rib cage lifts in an True
upward motion to open and expand the lungs
7. True/false: as the thoracic cavity expands and lung False
volume increases, the density of the gases filling the
lungs increases
8. True/false: when the diaphragm rises, thoracic pres- True (air natural-
sure increases and air naturally flows out of the lungs ly flows out of the
lungs because of
the pressure differ-
ence)
9. Which cells are most abundant within the alveoli? macrophages
10. True/false: the fossae is another name for the pleural False
cavities
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11. Boyles law states that gas volume is: Inversely propor-
tional to pressure
12. Which one of the following tracheal cartilages are Arytenoid
paired?
13. Which one of the following is not true of the pleurae? Visceral pleurae
cover the di-
aphragm
14. Which one of the following is not true of the respira- Tidal volume is the
tory physiology? maximum amount
of air able to be in-
haled beyond nor-
mal inhalation
15. Which one of the following is true of the respiratory D. Functional
physiology calculations? Residual Capacity
A. Vital Capacity (VC) =TLC + RV (FRC) = RV+ERV
B. Total Lung Capacity (TLC) =IRV + TV
C. Inspiratory Capacity (IC) = TV- IRV
D. Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) = RV+ERV
16. True/false: the gas-exchange region in the lungs must False (requires
be dry, thin and large moisture)
17. True/false: the vestibule is the most external portion True
of the nasal cavity
18. True/false: the vestibule is lined with typical respirato- False (stratified
ry epithelium squamous epithe-
lium is found in the
vestibule)
19. True/false: because of diffusion, oxygen naturally False
moves out of the blood into the lungs
20. True/false: the bronchioles are surrounded by capil- False
laries for gas exchange
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