Test 5 Review- Chapter 16 from the book
Jeremiah
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Which of these statements about C
intrapulmonary pressure and intrapleural
pressure is true?
A. The intrapulmonary pressure is always
subatmospheric.
B. The intrapleural pressure is always greater
than the intrapulmonary pressure.
C. The intrapulmonary pressure is greater
than the intrapleural pressure.
D. The intrapleural pressure equals the
atmospheric pressure.
If the transpulmonary pressure equals zero: D
A. A pneumothorax has probably occurred.
B. The lungs cannot inflate.
C. Elastic recoil causes the lungs to collapse.
D. All of these apply.
The maximum amount of air that can be C
expired after a maximum inspiration is:
A. The tidal volume.
B. The forced expiratory volume.
C. The vital capacity.
D. The maximum expiratory flow rate.
If the blood lacked red blood cells but the A
lungs were functioning normally:
A. The arterial Po2 would be normal.
B. The oxygen content of arterial blood
would be normal.
C. Both a and b would apply.
D. Neither a nor b would apply.
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