Human Physiology Chapter 16 Test Bank
questions and verified correct answers
1) The events listed below are all components of respiration EXCEPT ________.
A) gas exchange
B) oxygen utilization
C) speech
D) ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER-C
2) Internal respiration occurs in the respiratory zone. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE
3) Type I alveolar cells secrete pulmonary surfactant. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE
4) The "Adam's apple" is formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-
TRUE
5) The conducting zone contains all of the following EXCEPT the ________.
A) primary bronchi
B) larynx
C) terminal bronchioles
D) respiratory bronchioles - CORRECT ANSWER-D
6) Diffusion rate across the respiratory membrane is rapid because ________.
A) there are about 750 square feet of alveoli membrane
B) alveoli are one cell thick
C) the air-blood barrier is two cells thick
D) All of the choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
,7) A pulmonologist is examining a patient who has been smoking cigarettes for several years. The
patient's history includes frequent upper and lower respiratory tract infections. What explains the
patient's history?
A) Gas exchange is diminished by cigarette smoking, which increases the susceptibility to infection.
B) Smoking increases ciliary movement of mucus in the airways, causing pulmonary congestion.
C) Smoking suppresses the innate defenses in the conducting zone of the respiratory system.
D) Macrophage activity is increased by cigarette smoking, causing inflammation. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
8) Pleural membranes envelop organs within the thoracic cavity. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE
9) The ________ separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
A) lungs
B) liver
C) rib cage
D) diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER-D
10) The parietal pleura covers the surface of the lungs. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE
11) Intrapulmonary pressure increases as the diaphragm contracts. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-
FALSE
12) Intrapleural pressure ________ during expiration.
A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains unchanged - CORRECT ANSWER-A
13) During inspiration, ________.
A) alveolar pressure exceeds atmospheric pressure
B) transpulmonary pressure increases
C) the diaphragm relaxes
, D) intrapulmonary pressure is less than atmospheric pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-D
14) An individual presents to the ER with a pneumothorax. The patient is unable to inflate the affected
lung because the transpulmonary pressure has decreased. - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE
15)bWhatblawbstatesbthatbthebpressurebofbabgivenbquantitybofbgasbisbinverselybproportionalbtobitsbvolume?
A)bBoyle'sbLaw
B)bCharles'bLaw
C)bDalton'sbLaw
D)bHenry'sbLawb-bCORRECTbANSWER-A
16)bAbmeasurebofbthebdistensibilitybofbtheblungsbisb________.
A)bcompliance
B)belasticity
C)bsurfacebtension
D)bNonebofbthebchoicesbarebcorrect.b-bCORRECTbANSWER-A
17)bThebtendencybofbtheblungsbtobreturnbtobtheirbinitialbsizebafterbstretchingbisb________.
A)bcompliance
B)belasticity
C)bsurfacebtension
D)bNonebofbthebchoicesbarebcorrect.b-bCORRECTbANSWER-B
18)bWhatbphospholipidbdecreasesbthebsurfacebtensionbofbthebalveoli?
A)bMucus
B)bSaliva
C)bSurfactant
D)bLymphb-bCORRECTbANSWER-C
questions and verified correct answers
1) The events listed below are all components of respiration EXCEPT ________.
A) gas exchange
B) oxygen utilization
C) speech
D) ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER-C
2) Internal respiration occurs in the respiratory zone. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE
3) Type I alveolar cells secrete pulmonary surfactant. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE
4) The "Adam's apple" is formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-
TRUE
5) The conducting zone contains all of the following EXCEPT the ________.
A) primary bronchi
B) larynx
C) terminal bronchioles
D) respiratory bronchioles - CORRECT ANSWER-D
6) Diffusion rate across the respiratory membrane is rapid because ________.
A) there are about 750 square feet of alveoli membrane
B) alveoli are one cell thick
C) the air-blood barrier is two cells thick
D) All of the choices are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
,7) A pulmonologist is examining a patient who has been smoking cigarettes for several years. The
patient's history includes frequent upper and lower respiratory tract infections. What explains the
patient's history?
A) Gas exchange is diminished by cigarette smoking, which increases the susceptibility to infection.
B) Smoking increases ciliary movement of mucus in the airways, causing pulmonary congestion.
C) Smoking suppresses the innate defenses in the conducting zone of the respiratory system.
D) Macrophage activity is increased by cigarette smoking, causing inflammation. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
8) Pleural membranes envelop organs within the thoracic cavity. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE
9) The ________ separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
A) lungs
B) liver
C) rib cage
D) diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER-D
10) The parietal pleura covers the surface of the lungs. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE
11) Intrapulmonary pressure increases as the diaphragm contracts. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER-
FALSE
12) Intrapleural pressure ________ during expiration.
A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains unchanged - CORRECT ANSWER-A
13) During inspiration, ________.
A) alveolar pressure exceeds atmospheric pressure
B) transpulmonary pressure increases
C) the diaphragm relaxes
, D) intrapulmonary pressure is less than atmospheric pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-D
14) An individual presents to the ER with a pneumothorax. The patient is unable to inflate the affected
lung because the transpulmonary pressure has decreased. - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE
15)bWhatblawbstatesbthatbthebpressurebofbabgivenbquantitybofbgasbisbinverselybproportionalbtobitsbvolume?
A)bBoyle'sbLaw
B)bCharles'bLaw
C)bDalton'sbLaw
D)bHenry'sbLawb-bCORRECTbANSWER-A
16)bAbmeasurebofbthebdistensibilitybofbtheblungsbisb________.
A)bcompliance
B)belasticity
C)bsurfacebtension
D)bNonebofbthebchoicesbarebcorrect.b-bCORRECTbANSWER-A
17)bThebtendencybofbtheblungsbtobreturnbtobtheirbinitialbsizebafterbstretchingbisb________.
A)bcompliance
B)belasticity
C)bsurfacebtension
D)bNonebofbthebchoicesbarebcorrect.b-bCORRECTbANSWER-B
18)bWhatbphospholipidbdecreasesbthebsurfacebtensionbofbthebalveoli?
A)bMucus
B)bSaliva
C)bSurfactant
D)bLymphb-bCORRECTbANSWER-C
