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Respiratory Emergencies 15 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
1. The two processes that occur during respiration are:
A. ventilation and diffusion.
B. inspiration and expiration.
C. diffusion and oxygenation.
D. oxygenation and ventilation.
✓✓ B
2. In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?
A. Alveoli
B. Trachea
C. Bronchi
D. Capillaries
✓✓ A
3. In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur:
A. the percentage of inhaled carbon dioxide must exceed the
percentage of inhaled oxygen.
B. there must be low quantities of pulmonary surfactant to
allow for full alveolar expansion.
C. the pulmonary capillaries must be completely constricted
and the alveoli must be collapsed.
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D. oxygen and carbon dioxide must be able to freely diffuse
across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
✓✓ D
4. When the level of arterial carbon dioxide increases:
A. the brain stem inhibits respirations.
B. respirations increase in rate and depth.
C. exhalation lasts longer than inhalation.
D. respirations decrease in rate and depth.
✓✓ B
5. Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate
breathing?
A. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and
cyanosis
B. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and
pallor
C. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and
pink skin
D. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy
skin
✓✓ C
6. In a healthy individual, the brain stem stimulates breathing
on the basis of:
Respiratory Emergencies 15 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
1. The two processes that occur during respiration are:
A. ventilation and diffusion.
B. inspiration and expiration.
C. diffusion and oxygenation.
D. oxygenation and ventilation.
✓✓ B
2. In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?
A. Alveoli
B. Trachea
C. Bronchi
D. Capillaries
✓✓ A
3. In order for efficient pulmonary gas exchange to occur:
A. the percentage of inhaled carbon dioxide must exceed the
percentage of inhaled oxygen.
B. there must be low quantities of pulmonary surfactant to
allow for full alveolar expansion.
C. the pulmonary capillaries must be completely constricted
and the alveoli must be collapsed.
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D. oxygen and carbon dioxide must be able to freely diffuse
across the alveolar-capillary membrane.
✓✓ D
4. When the level of arterial carbon dioxide increases:
A. the brain stem inhibits respirations.
B. respirations increase in rate and depth.
C. exhalation lasts longer than inhalation.
D. respirations decrease in rate and depth.
✓✓ B
5. Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate
breathing?
A. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and
cyanosis
B. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and
pallor
C. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and
pink skin
D. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy
skin
✓✓ C
6. In a healthy individual, the brain stem stimulates breathing
on the basis of:
