PRINCIPLES OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CHAPTER 6 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Movement of air in and out of the chest requires:
A. A patent airway
B. An alert mental status
C. A large tidal volume to overcome the dead space
D. All of these - ANSWER -A
The best assessment of the amount of air that gets into and out of the lungs each
minute is the:
A. End-tidal CO2
B. Tidal volume
C. Minute volume
D. SPO2 - ANSWER -C
An example of a patient whose minute volume is likely to have diminished considerably
would be:
A. A 35 year old female experiencing an asthma attach
B. A 22 year old male who has overdosed on a narcotic
C. A 16 year old who just broke three ribs
D. All of these - ANSWER -D
The seat of the brain's respiratory control is a section called the:
A. Medulla
B. Foramen magnum
C. Cerebellum
D. Cerebrum - ANSWER -A
Respiration is activated by changing pressure within the thorax. _____ is a(n) ____
process, and _____ is a(n) _______ process.
A. Exhalation; active; inhalation; passive
B. Inhalation; active; exhalation; passive
C. Exhalation; active; inhalation; voluntary
D. Inhalation; passive; exhalation; involuntary - ANSWER -B
The brain stimulation to the respiratory system to increase the rate and/or tidal volume
originates with the:
A. Ribs and chest vault
B. Nervous system and spinal cord
C. Chemoreceptors in the brain and vascular system
D. Pressure sensors located in the aortc arch and carotids - ANSWER -C
CHAPTER 6 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Movement of air in and out of the chest requires:
A. A patent airway
B. An alert mental status
C. A large tidal volume to overcome the dead space
D. All of these - ANSWER -A
The best assessment of the amount of air that gets into and out of the lungs each
minute is the:
A. End-tidal CO2
B. Tidal volume
C. Minute volume
D. SPO2 - ANSWER -C
An example of a patient whose minute volume is likely to have diminished considerably
would be:
A. A 35 year old female experiencing an asthma attach
B. A 22 year old male who has overdosed on a narcotic
C. A 16 year old who just broke three ribs
D. All of these - ANSWER -D
The seat of the brain's respiratory control is a section called the:
A. Medulla
B. Foramen magnum
C. Cerebellum
D. Cerebrum - ANSWER -A
Respiration is activated by changing pressure within the thorax. _____ is a(n) ____
process, and _____ is a(n) _______ process.
A. Exhalation; active; inhalation; passive
B. Inhalation; active; exhalation; passive
C. Exhalation; active; inhalation; voluntary
D. Inhalation; passive; exhalation; involuntary - ANSWER -B
The brain stimulation to the respiratory system to increase the rate and/or tidal volume
originates with the:
A. Ribs and chest vault
B. Nervous system and spinal cord
C. Chemoreceptors in the brain and vascular system
D. Pressure sensors located in the aortc arch and carotids - ANSWER -C
