GMS6402 Problem Sets With Solutions.

GMS6402 Problem Sets With Solutions
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The /
/vast /


/majority //of //the //total //surface //area //of //the //lung //is //found //in //the... //- //verified //answer(s)-


✔✔alveoli



All //of //the //following //can //be //measured //via //spirometry //EXCEPT

tidal //volume //(TV)

vital //capacity //(VC)

functional //residual //capacity //(FRC)

inspiratory //capacity //(IC)

expiratory //reserve //volume //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔functional //residual //capacity //(FRC)



Which //of //the //following //is //a //muscle //that //is //used //for //expiration?

sternocleidomastoid

external //obliques

diaphragm

external //intercostals

scalenus //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔external //obliques



What //is //the //transpulmonary //pressure //(Ptp) //if //pleural //pressure //is //-
7 //cm //H2O //and //alveolar //pressure //is //-3 //cm //H2O? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔+4 //cm //H2O



A/
/lung /


/compliance /

, /test /
/indicates /


/tat //


a //
3/
/cm /


/H2O /


/change /


/in /


/transpulmonary /


/pressure /


/generates //


a/
/0.9 /


/liter /


/change //in //lung //volume. //What //is //this //patient's //lung //compliance? //- //verified //answer(s)-


✔✔0.3 //liters //of //air/cm //H2O



Airway /
/resistance //across //a //set //of //airways //is //lowest //under //which //of //the //following //conditions?



airway //radius //is //large //and //the //length //of //the //tube //is //large

airway //radius //is //large //and //the //length //of //the //tube //is //small

airway //radius //is //small //and //airways //are //in //series

airway //radius //is //small //and //airways //are //in //parallel

airway //radius //is //large //and //gas //viscosity //is //increased //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔airways //radius //is //large //and //the //length //of //the //tube //is //small



As /
/the /


/lungs /


/fill /


/with /


/air /