CORRECT Answers
A patient has a history of emphysema and has hyperinflated lungs. Which one of the
following would be true regarding this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Increased lung
compliance
The compliance within the apex of the lung of a standing person would be ___________ than
the base of the lung. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lesser than
The space between the lungs that include the heart, esophagus, and the great vessels of a
teemed: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mediastinum
Which of the following is true regarding Acute Respiratory Syndrome (ARDS)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- It can cause severe pulmonary edema
Pulmonary fibrosis is most likely to result in all of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Oxygen toxicity
Emphysema results from: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An infected pleural effusion
A reduced oxygenation of the blood is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Hypoxemia
Along with respiratory bronchioles, the_________ is a thin walled balloon-like structure that
acts as the primary unit of gas exchange - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Alveolus
The most common feature as a result of hyperventilation is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Hypocapnia
The pores of Kohn okay a role in: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Allowing air to pass from
one alveoli to another, allowing equal distribution of air