EGAN'S CHAPTER 9 - THE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM
a. Laminar - ANSWERS-What type of flow is seen in and beyond the terminal
bronchioles?
a. Laminar
b. Transitional
c. Turbulent
d. Varies among individuals
a. Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium - ANSWERS-What is the most
common cell type found in the mucosa of the larger airways?
a. Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
b. Pseudostratified ciliated cuboidal epithelium
c. Stratified ciliated squamous epithelium
d. Stratified unciliated serous endothelium
d. 1 and 4 only - ANSWERS-What can the release of histamine and other chemical
mediators from the mast cells in
the airways cause?
1. Bronchoconstriction
2. Bronchodilation
,3. Vasoconstriction
4. Vasodilation
a. 2 and 4 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1 and 4 only
b. Mucociliary escalator - ANSWERS-What is the name given to the action
produced by the forward stroking of millions of
cilia?
a. Coughing
b. Mucociliary escalator
c. Mucus stroking
d. The wave
c. 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWERS-Which of the following can impair or inhibit ciliary
activity?
1. Drying of the respiratory tract mucosa
2. Exposure to smoke
3. Parasympatholytic drugs
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 only
, c. 1, 2, and 3
d. 2 and 3 only
a. Conducting airways - ANSWERS-What is the common name given to classify the
airway from the nares to the terminal
bronchioles?
a. Conducting airways
b. Respiratory airways
c. Transitional airways
d. Upper airway
b. 2 ml/kg predicted body weight - ANSWERS-What is normal amount of anatomic
dead space found in a healthy lung?
a. 1 ml/kg predicted body weight
b. 2 ml/kg predicted body weight
c. 3 ml/kg predicted body weight
d. 4 ml/kg predicted body weight
b. It consists of all structures distal to a terminal bronchiole. - ANSWERS-Which of
the following describes an acinus?
a. Each acinus is comprised of five terminal respiratory units.
b. It consists of all structures distal to a terminal bronchiole.
c. It is composed of the smaller conducting airways.
SYSTEM
a. Laminar - ANSWERS-What type of flow is seen in and beyond the terminal
bronchioles?
a. Laminar
b. Transitional
c. Turbulent
d. Varies among individuals
a. Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium - ANSWERS-What is the most
common cell type found in the mucosa of the larger airways?
a. Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
b. Pseudostratified ciliated cuboidal epithelium
c. Stratified ciliated squamous epithelium
d. Stratified unciliated serous endothelium
d. 1 and 4 only - ANSWERS-What can the release of histamine and other chemical
mediators from the mast cells in
the airways cause?
1. Bronchoconstriction
2. Bronchodilation
,3. Vasoconstriction
4. Vasodilation
a. 2 and 4 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1 and 4 only
b. Mucociliary escalator - ANSWERS-What is the name given to the action
produced by the forward stroking of millions of
cilia?
a. Coughing
b. Mucociliary escalator
c. Mucus stroking
d. The wave
c. 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWERS-Which of the following can impair or inhibit ciliary
activity?
1. Drying of the respiratory tract mucosa
2. Exposure to smoke
3. Parasympatholytic drugs
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 only
, c. 1, 2, and 3
d. 2 and 3 only
a. Conducting airways - ANSWERS-What is the common name given to classify the
airway from the nares to the terminal
bronchioles?
a. Conducting airways
b. Respiratory airways
c. Transitional airways
d. Upper airway
b. 2 ml/kg predicted body weight - ANSWERS-What is normal amount of anatomic
dead space found in a healthy lung?
a. 1 ml/kg predicted body weight
b. 2 ml/kg predicted body weight
c. 3 ml/kg predicted body weight
d. 4 ml/kg predicted body weight
b. It consists of all structures distal to a terminal bronchiole. - ANSWERS-Which of
the following describes an acinus?
a. Each acinus is comprised of five terminal respiratory units.
b. It consists of all structures distal to a terminal bronchiole.
c. It is composed of the smaller conducting airways.
