PSL 310- Exam 4 Study Guide
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conducting - Answer The airways are the _____ zone.
respiratory - Answer The alveoli is the _____ zone.
alveoli - Answer Exchange of gases with the blood occurs in the _____.
intercostal - Answer The _____ muscles are located in between the ribs.
pulmonary capillaries - Answer The alveolar sacs are covered with _____.
are - Answer The lungs _____ (are/are not) elastic.
cell, external - Answer There are two types of respiration; _____ and _____ respiration.
bulk flow - Answer Ventilation or gas exchange between the atmosphere and air sacs (alveoli)
in the lungs occurs by _____.
diffusion - Answer Exchange of O2 and CO2 between air in the alveoli and the blood in the
pulmonary capillaries occurs by _____.
bulk flow - Answer Transport of O2 and CO2 by the blood between the lungs and the tissues
by _____.
diffusion - Answer Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the blood in the systematic capillaries
and the tissue cells occurs by _____.
cell respiration - Answer Using O2 in cells during metabolism to produce ATP, also make CO2,
is called _____ _____.
lowest - Answer O2 would be _____ where it is being used in the cells.
highest - Answer O2 would be _____ in the lungs.
, highest - Answer CO2 would be _____ where its being made in the cells.
lowest - Answer CO2 would be _____ in the lungs.
ventilation - Answer _____ means breathing in and out, occurs by changing the size of chest.
visceral pleura - Answer The outer layer of the lung is called _____.
parietal pleura - Answer The _____ lines the inside of the chest cavity.
intrapleural - Answer The two layers of pleura are separated by a thin layer of fluid called the
_____ fluid.
pleurisy, pleuritis - Answer _____ or _____, is inflammation of the pleura, can have a pleural
friction rub and can be very painful.
are - Answer The lungs _____ (are/are not) stretchable, compliant and elastic.
decrease - Answer Tiny changes in space can change the pressure, tiny increase in volume
causes a _____ in pressure.
less - Answer Intrapleural fluid pressure is always _____ (more/less) than alveolar pressure in
a normal person.
transmural - Answer _____ mean 'across the wall'
= - Answer Palv _____ (</>/=) Patm between breaths.
4 mmHg, -4 mmHg - Answer Enlargement of the intrapleural space causes intrapleural
pressure to drop _____ less than atmospheric pressure, making it _____.
-7 mmHg - Answer When the chest wall moves out during inspiration, the intrapleural fluid
drops more to _____.
inside, surface tension - Answer Fluid lines the _____ of the alveoli, and has _____.
Questions with Complete/Verified
Solutions 2026 Updated
conducting - Answer The airways are the _____ zone.
respiratory - Answer The alveoli is the _____ zone.
alveoli - Answer Exchange of gases with the blood occurs in the _____.
intercostal - Answer The _____ muscles are located in between the ribs.
pulmonary capillaries - Answer The alveolar sacs are covered with _____.
are - Answer The lungs _____ (are/are not) elastic.
cell, external - Answer There are two types of respiration; _____ and _____ respiration.
bulk flow - Answer Ventilation or gas exchange between the atmosphere and air sacs (alveoli)
in the lungs occurs by _____.
diffusion - Answer Exchange of O2 and CO2 between air in the alveoli and the blood in the
pulmonary capillaries occurs by _____.
bulk flow - Answer Transport of O2 and CO2 by the blood between the lungs and the tissues
by _____.
diffusion - Answer Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the blood in the systematic capillaries
and the tissue cells occurs by _____.
cell respiration - Answer Using O2 in cells during metabolism to produce ATP, also make CO2,
is called _____ _____.
lowest - Answer O2 would be _____ where it is being used in the cells.
highest - Answer O2 would be _____ in the lungs.
, highest - Answer CO2 would be _____ where its being made in the cells.
lowest - Answer CO2 would be _____ in the lungs.
ventilation - Answer _____ means breathing in and out, occurs by changing the size of chest.
visceral pleura - Answer The outer layer of the lung is called _____.
parietal pleura - Answer The _____ lines the inside of the chest cavity.
intrapleural - Answer The two layers of pleura are separated by a thin layer of fluid called the
_____ fluid.
pleurisy, pleuritis - Answer _____ or _____, is inflammation of the pleura, can have a pleural
friction rub and can be very painful.
are - Answer The lungs _____ (are/are not) stretchable, compliant and elastic.
decrease - Answer Tiny changes in space can change the pressure, tiny increase in volume
causes a _____ in pressure.
less - Answer Intrapleural fluid pressure is always _____ (more/less) than alveolar pressure in
a normal person.
transmural - Answer _____ mean 'across the wall'
= - Answer Palv _____ (</>/=) Patm between breaths.
4 mmHg, -4 mmHg - Answer Enlargement of the intrapleural space causes intrapleural
pressure to drop _____ less than atmospheric pressure, making it _____.
-7 mmHg - Answer When the chest wall moves out during inspiration, the intrapleural fluid
drops more to _____.
inside, surface tension - Answer Fluid lines the _____ of the alveoli, and has _____.
