BIO 669 Section #3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A patient has a history of emphysema and has hyperinflated lungs. Which 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 be ____ than the base of the
lung - CORRECT ANSWER - Greater than
In response to high alveolar PO2 (PaO2), which of the following will NOT occur? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pulmonary artery vasoconstriction
The effect of oxygen saturation on carbon dioxide binding to hemoglobin is termed the ____
effect. - CORRECT ANSWER - Haldane
The amount of quiet inhalation/exhalation in a typical breath is termed the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tidal volume
Your patient presents with a respiratory infection, localized pain on the left side of the chest,
combined with an audible friction rub heard with your stethoscope that just began the past few
days. Patient has decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion to that area. A mediastinal
shift was seen on X-ray. Your most likely diagnosis is: - CORRECT ANSWER - A larger
pleural effusion
Chronic inflammation of the bronchial wall, with destruction of the elastic and muscular
components best describes: - CORRECT ANSWER - Bronchiectasis
The experience of breathing discomfort, shortness of breath or air hunger upon lying in patients
with heart failure is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - Orthopnea
Which of the following is NOT part of Virchow's triad in the development of thrombi and
emboli? - CORRECT ANSWER - Immune system activation
, The pulmonary disease most associated with permanent enlargement of acini due to loss of
elastic tissue and inflammatory remodeling (without the obvious addition of connective tissue)
with air trapping is: (Hint could also be a result of apha 1-antitrypsin deficit) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Emphysema
How is most of the CO2 transported in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER - As
bicarbonate that can be converted back to CO2
Which of the following does NOT have cartilage as part of its structure? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Respiratory bronchioles
What effects would acidemia at the alveolar level have on the pulmonary artery? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decreased blood flow (vasoconstriction) to that area
Which of the following is NOT part of the alveolar capillary membrane? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hyaline cartilage
What effect would decreased compliance have on ventilation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The increased stiffness would make inspiration more difficult
Which of the following pulmonary conditions would not be considered as an Acue Lung Injury
(ALI)/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aortic
stenosis leading to left sided heart failure and pulmonary dysfunction/hypoxemia
The space between the lungs that include the heart, esophagus, and the great vessels is termed -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mediastinum
Which of the following is TRUE regarding Acute Respiratory Syndrome (ARDS)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It can cause severe pulmonary edema
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A patient has a history of emphysema and has hyperinflated lungs. Which 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 be ____ than the base of the
lung - CORRECT ANSWER - Greater than
In response to high alveolar PO2 (PaO2), which of the following will NOT occur? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pulmonary artery vasoconstriction
The effect of oxygen saturation on carbon dioxide binding to hemoglobin is termed the ____
effect. - CORRECT ANSWER - Haldane
The amount of quiet inhalation/exhalation in a typical breath is termed the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tidal volume
Your patient presents with a respiratory infection, localized pain on the left side of the chest,
combined with an audible friction rub heard with your stethoscope that just began the past few
days. Patient has decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion to that area. A mediastinal
shift was seen on X-ray. Your most likely diagnosis is: - CORRECT ANSWER - A larger
pleural effusion
Chronic inflammation of the bronchial wall, with destruction of the elastic and muscular
components best describes: - CORRECT ANSWER - Bronchiectasis
The experience of breathing discomfort, shortness of breath or air hunger upon lying in patients
with heart failure is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - Orthopnea
Which of the following is NOT part of Virchow's triad in the development of thrombi and
emboli? - CORRECT ANSWER - Immune system activation
, The pulmonary disease most associated with permanent enlargement of acini due to loss of
elastic tissue and inflammatory remodeling (without the obvious addition of connective tissue)
with air trapping is: (Hint could also be a result of apha 1-antitrypsin deficit) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Emphysema
How is most of the CO2 transported in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER - As
bicarbonate that can be converted back to CO2
Which of the following does NOT have cartilage as part of its structure? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Respiratory bronchioles
What effects would acidemia at the alveolar level have on the pulmonary artery? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decreased blood flow (vasoconstriction) to that area
Which of the following is NOT part of the alveolar capillary membrane? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hyaline cartilage
What effect would decreased compliance have on ventilation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The increased stiffness would make inspiration more difficult
Which of the following pulmonary conditions would not be considered as an Acue Lung Injury
(ALI)/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aortic
stenosis leading to left sided heart failure and pulmonary dysfunction/hypoxemia
The space between the lungs that include the heart, esophagus, and the great vessels is termed -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mediastinum
Which of the following is TRUE regarding Acute Respiratory Syndrome (ARDS)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It can cause severe pulmonary edema
