APHY 102 Midterm Exam 2025/2026 – Anatomy & Physiology Questions & Answers

APHY 102 MIDTERM EXAM 2025/2026 SUMMER
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Using spirometry, a patient discovers their forced expiratory volume (FEV) after
the first second is 40%. What does this suggest?



A.) healthy lungs



B.) obstructive pulmonary disease



C.) exposure to asbestos



D.) restrictive disease

D




The functions of the nasal conchae are to enhance the air turbulence in the cavity
and to increase the mucosal surface area exposed to air for greater efficiency.



True

,False

True




The major nonelastic source of resistance to air flow in the respiratory
passageways is ________.



A.) surface tension



B.) air pressure



C.) surfactant



D.) friction

D




Which of the following is responsible for holding the lungs to the thorax wall?



A.) the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles alone



B.) surface tension from pleural fluid and negative pressure in the pleural cavity

,C.) the smooth muscles of the lung



D.) the visceral pleurae and the changing volume of the lungs

B




In the plasma, the quantity of oxygen in solution is ________.



A.) not present except where it is combined with carrier molecules



B.) about equal to the oxygen combined with hemoglobin



C.) only about 1.5% of the oxygen carried in blood



D.) greater than the oxygen combined with hemoglobin

C




Smoking diminishes ciliary action and eventually destroys the cilia.



True

, False

True




Ventilation perfusion coupling means that more blood flows past functional alveoli
than past nonfunctional alveoli.



True



False

True




Intrapulmonary pressure is the ________.



A.) negative pressure in the intrapleural space



B.) pressure within the alveoli of the lungs



C.) difference between atmospheric pressure and respiratory pressure



D.) pressure within the pleural cavity

B