BIO 669 Quiz 5 ACTUAL Exam Questions
and 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
, What effect would acidemia at the alveolar level have on the pulmonary artery? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decreased blood flow (vasoconstriction) to that area
While most alveolar perfusion is under control of local humoral conditions, widespread decrease
in PaO2 (alveolar O2) is likely to result in: - CORRECT ANSWER - Pulmonary artery
constriction (pulmonary hypertension)
A pulmonary embolus creating alveolar dead space will likely have which of the following
effects? - CORRECT ANSWER - High V/Q ratio
Severe bronchospasm not responsive to the normal measures ( beta agonist bronchodilators) is
best described as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Status asthmaticus
All of the following are findings consistent with pulmonary fibrosis EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Increased lung compliance
Which of the following does NOT increase airway resistance ( increase the work of breathing)? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Activation of the sympathetic nervous system effects on the
airway
The effect of H+ on oxygen binding to hemoglobin is termed the __________ effect. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Bohr
What happens to the functional residual capacity in COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER - It
increased
Acidosis will ___________ the affinity of oxygen to hemoglobin and thus would be considered a
__________ shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve - CORRECT ANSWER -
Decrease, right
and 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
, What effect would acidemia at the alveolar level have on the pulmonary artery? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decreased blood flow (vasoconstriction) to that area
While most alveolar perfusion is under control of local humoral conditions, widespread decrease
in PaO2 (alveolar O2) is likely to result in: - CORRECT ANSWER - Pulmonary artery
constriction (pulmonary hypertension)
A pulmonary embolus creating alveolar dead space will likely have which of the following
effects? - CORRECT ANSWER - High V/Q ratio
Severe bronchospasm not responsive to the normal measures ( beta agonist bronchodilators) is
best described as: - CORRECT ANSWER - Status asthmaticus
All of the following are findings consistent with pulmonary fibrosis EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Increased lung compliance
Which of the following does NOT increase airway resistance ( increase the work of breathing)? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Activation of the sympathetic nervous system effects on the
airway
The effect of H+ on oxygen binding to hemoglobin is termed the __________ effect. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Bohr
What happens to the functional residual capacity in COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER - It
increased
Acidosis will ___________ the affinity of oxygen to hemoglobin and thus would be considered a
__________ shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve - CORRECT ANSWER -
Decrease, right
