BRUNNER & SUDDARTH'S MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
CH 20 EXAM 2024/2025
The two centers in the brain that are responsible for the neurologic
control of ventilation are? - Precise Answer ✔✔A pneumatic center
(lower pons)
Pneumotaxic center
(Upper pons)
The alveoli begin to lose elasticity at about age____
Years, resulting in decreased gas diffusion. - Precise Answer ✔✔50
The lungs are enclosed in a serous membrane called the? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Pleura
The left lung, in contrast to the right lung has? - Precise Answer ✔✔One
less lobe
The division of the lung proceed in the following order, beginning at the
mainstem bronchi: - Precise Answer ✔✔Lobar bronchi
Segmented bronchi
Subsegmented bronchi
Bronchioles
, What are the alveolar cells that secrete surfactant? - Precise Answer
✔✔Type II cells
Gas exchange between the lungs and blood and between the blood and
tissues is called? - Precise Answer ✔✔Respiration
The maximum volume of air that can be inhaled after a normal
inhalation is known as? - Precise Answer ✔✔Expiratory reserve volume
Tidal volume, which may not significantly change with disease, has a
normal value of approximately ____mL? - Precise Answer ✔✔1000
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide from the alveoli into the
blood occurs by? - Precise Answer ✔✔Diffusion
The pulmonary circulation is considered a___________,___________ -
Precise Answer ✔✔High-pressure,
high resistance system
The symbol used to identify the partial pressure of oxygen is? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Pa02
Distinguish between the terms ventilation and respiration. - Precise
Answer ✔✔Ventilation refers to the movement of air in and out of
airways.
CH 20 EXAM 2024/2025
The two centers in the brain that are responsible for the neurologic
control of ventilation are? - Precise Answer ✔✔A pneumatic center
(lower pons)
Pneumotaxic center
(Upper pons)
The alveoli begin to lose elasticity at about age____
Years, resulting in decreased gas diffusion. - Precise Answer ✔✔50
The lungs are enclosed in a serous membrane called the? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Pleura
The left lung, in contrast to the right lung has? - Precise Answer ✔✔One
less lobe
The division of the lung proceed in the following order, beginning at the
mainstem bronchi: - Precise Answer ✔✔Lobar bronchi
Segmented bronchi
Subsegmented bronchi
Bronchioles
, What are the alveolar cells that secrete surfactant? - Precise Answer
✔✔Type II cells
Gas exchange between the lungs and blood and between the blood and
tissues is called? - Precise Answer ✔✔Respiration
The maximum volume of air that can be inhaled after a normal
inhalation is known as? - Precise Answer ✔✔Expiratory reserve volume
Tidal volume, which may not significantly change with disease, has a
normal value of approximately ____mL? - Precise Answer ✔✔1000
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide from the alveoli into the
blood occurs by? - Precise Answer ✔✔Diffusion
The pulmonary circulation is considered a___________,___________ -
Precise Answer ✔✔High-pressure,
high resistance system
The symbol used to identify the partial pressure of oxygen is? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Pa02
Distinguish between the terms ventilation and respiration. - Precise
Answer ✔✔Ventilation refers to the movement of air in and out of
airways.
