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The predominant neurotransmitter receptor in muscle cells of
the diaphragm is a : - Correct Answer-nicotine acetylcholine
receptor
During expiration and inspiration, the pressure inside the
pleural sac bounded by the parietal and visceral mesothelium
is more _______ than ________. - Correct Answer-a. negative,
atmospheric presure
b. negative, pressure in the alveoli
In the Bohr effect, the histamine residues in hemoglobin bind
H+. The source of these proteins is primarily from carbonic
anhydrase acting on _______, and the effect of this H+
buffering is to _______ the affinity of iron in hemoglobin for
O2. - Correct Answer-CO2, decrease
Until the late 1930s, prolonged thoracic surgery was
problematic because it required opening the pleural sac.
Which of the following could have been used to solve this
problem? - Correct Answer-a. place an airtight helmet on the
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patient and increase the pressure in the helmet above
atmospheric pressure
b. construct a room where the patients head was outside the
room at atmospheric pressure in the room could be reduced
with pumps
In babies born prematurely, type II pneumocytes often fail to
produce adequate amounts of surfactant. The lack of
surfactant: - Correct Answer-a. increases alveolar surface
tension
c. increases elastic recoil
During an asthmatic response to allergens, histamine is
release. When the bronchiolar smooth muscle binds histamine,
the muscles ______ to ________ the resistance to air flow is. -
Correct Answer-contract, increase
Compared to blood in the vena cava, you would expect the
peripheral chemosensors in the carotid and aoritc bodies to
monitor blood that is: - Correct Answer-a. higher in O2
d. lower in CO2
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