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THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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WHAT IS NOT A FUNCTIONAL PROCESS PERFORMED BY THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM   TRANSPORT OF RESPIRATORY GASES  
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THE LOUDNESS OF A PERSONS VOICE DEPENDS ON THE   FORCE WITH WHICH AIR RUSHES ACROSS THE VOCAL CORDS  
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THE WALLS OF THE ALVEOLI ARE COMPOSED OF TWO TYPES OF CELLS, TYPE I AND TYPE II. THE FUNCTION OF THE TYPE II IS TO   SECRETE SURFACTANT  
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COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: AIR MOVES OUT OF THE LUNGS WHEN THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE LUNGS IS   GREATER THAN PRESSURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE  
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UNLIKE INSPIRATION, EXPIRATION IS A PASSIVE ACT BECAUSE NO MUSCULAR CONTRACTIONS ARE INVOLVED. EXPIRATION HOWEVER DEPENDS ON TWO FACTORS. WHAT ARE THE TWO FACTORS   THE RECOIL OF ELASTIC FIBERS THAT WERE STRETCHED DURING INSPIRATION AND THE INWARD PULL OF SURFACE TENSION DUE TO THE FILM OF ALVEOLAR FLUID.  
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WHAT MAINTAINS THE PATENCY (OPENESS) OF THE TRACHEA   CARTILAGE RINGS  
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INTRAPULMONARY PRESSURE IS THE   PRESSURE WITHIN THE ALVEOLI OF THE LUNGS  
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRESSURE AND VOLUME OF GASES IS GIVEN BY   BOYLES LAW  
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THE STATEMENT " IN A MIXTURE OF GASES THE TOTAL PRESSURE IS THE SUM OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTIAL PRESSURES OF GASES IN THE MIXTURE" PARAPHRASES   DALTONS LAW  
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SURFACTANT HELPS TO PREVENT ALVEOLI FROM COLLAPSING BY   INTERFERING WITH THE COHESIVENESS OF WATER MOLECULES THEREBY REDUCING SURFACE TENSION OF ALVEOLAR FLUID.  
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FOR GAS EXCHANGE TO BE EFFICIENT THE RESPIRATORY MEMBRANE MUST BE   0.5 TO 1 MICROMETER THICK  
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WITH THE BOHR EFFECT MORE OXYGEN IS RELEASED BECAUSE A   DECREASE IN PH (ACIDOSIS)WEAKENS THE HEMOGLOBIN OXYGEN BOND  
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THE MOST POWERFUL RESPIRATORY STIMULUS FOR BREATHING IN A HEALTHY PERSON IS   INCREASE IN CARBON DIOXIDE  
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NERVE IMPULSES FROM ____ WILL RESULT IN INSPIRATION   THE VENTRAL RESPIRATORY GROUP  
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IN THE PLASMA THE QUANTITY OF OXYGEN IN SOLUTION IS   ONLY ABOUT 1.5% OF THE OXYGEN CARRIED IN DISSOLVED FORM.  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS CORRECT   RESPIRATORY RATE IS LOWEST IN NEWBORN INFANTS  
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WHAT BEST DESCRIBES THE FORCES THAT ACT TO PULL THE LUNGS AWAY FROM THE THORAX WALL AND THUS COLLAPSE THE LUNGS   THE NATURAL TENDANCY FOR LUNGS TO RECOIL AND THE SURFACE TENSION OF THE ALVEOLAR FLUID  
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WHAT DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE INCREASE IN VENTILATION THAT OCCURS AS EXERCISE IS INITIATED.   DECREASE IN LACTIC ACID LEVELS  
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WHAT IS NOT A FORM OF LUNG CANCER   KAPOSI SARCOMA  
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WHAT IS NOT AN EVENT NECESSARY TO SUPPLY THE BODY WITH O2 AND DISPOSE OF CO2   BLOOD PH ADJUSTMENT  
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WHAT IS NOT TRUE ABOUT THE RESPIRATORY TRACT FROM THE MEDIUM BRONCHI TO THE AVEOLI   RESISTANCE TO AIR FLOW INCREASES DUE TO THE INCREASE IN CROSS SECTIONAL DIAMETER  
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WHAT DETERMINES LUNG COMPLIANCE   ALVEOLAR SURFACE TENSION  
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TIDAL VOLUME IS AIR   EXCHANGED DURING NORMAL BREATHING  
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WHAT DETERMINES THE DIRECTION OF RESPIRATORY GAS MOVEMENT   PARTIAL PRESSURE GRADIENT  
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POSSIBLE CAUSES OF HYPOXIA INCLUDE   TOO LITTLE OXYGEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE  
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THE LUNG VOLUME THAT REPRESENTS THE TOTAL VOLUME OF EXCHANGEABLE AIR IS THE   VITAL CAPACITY  
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BECAUSE THE LUNGS ARE FILLED WITH FLUID DURING FETAL LIFE WHAT STATEMENT IS TRUE REGARDING RESPIRATORY EXCHANGE   RESPIRATORY EXCHANGES ARE MADE THROUGH THE PLACENTA  
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WHAT IS NOT A STIMULUS FOR BREATHING   RISING BLOOD PRESSURE  
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RESPIRATORY CONTROL CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN THE   MEDULLA AND PONS  
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THE AMOUNT OF AIR THAT CAN BE INSPIRED ABOVE THE TIDAL VOLUME IS CALLED   INSPIRATORY RESERVE  
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WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT CO2 IS INCORRECT   MORE CO2 DISSOLVES IN THE BLOOD PLASMA THAN IS CARRIED IN THE RBC'S  
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OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE ARE EXCHANGED IN THE LUNGS AND THROUGH ALL CELL MEMBRANES BY   DIFFUSION  
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SELECT THE CORRECT STATEMENT ABOUT THE PHARYNX   THE AUDITORY TUBE DRAINS INTO THE NASOPHARYNX  
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THE LARYNX CONTAINS   THE THYROID CARTILAGE  
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WHICH RESPIRATORY ASSOCIATED MUSCLES WOULD CONTRACT IF YOU WERE TO BLOW UP A BALLOON   INTERNAL INTERCOSTALS AND ABDOMINAL MUSCLES WOULD CONTRACT  
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HOW IS THE BULK OF CARBON DIOXIDE CARRIED IN THE BLOOD   AS THE BICARBONATE ION IN THE PLASMA AFTER FIRST ENTERING THE RED BLOOD CELLS  
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WHAT IS NOT FOUND IN THE RIGHT LOBE OF THE LUNG   CARDIAC NOTCH  
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WHAT IS NOT A ROLE OF THE PLEURA   AIDS IN BLOOD FLOW TO AND FROM THE HEART BECAUSE THE HEART SITS BETWEEN THE LUNGS  
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WHAT CORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE MECHANISMS OF CO2 TRANSPORT   ATTACHED TO THE HEME PART OF HEMOGLOBIN  
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE RATE AND DEPTH OF BREATHING INCLUDE   VOLUNTARY CORTICAL CONTROL  
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WHAT PROVIDES THE GREATEST SURFACE AREA FOR GAS EXCHANGE   ALVEOLI  
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THE RESPIRATORY MEMBRANE IS A COMBINATION OF____   ALVEOLAR AND CAPILLARY WALLS AND THEIR FUSED BASEMENT MEMBRANES  
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GAS EMBOLI MAY OCCUR BECAUSE   DIVER HOLDS HIS BREATH UPON ASCENT  
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INSPIRATORY CAPACITY IS   THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF AIR THAT CAN BE INSPIRED AFTER A TIDAL EXPIRATION  
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WHICH CENTER IS LOCATED IN THE PONS   PONTINE RESPIRATOR GROUP (PRG)  
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THE NOSE SERVES ALL THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS EXCEPT   AS THE INITIATOR OF THE COUGH REFLEX  
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A PREMATURE BABY USUALLY HAS DIFFICULTY BREATHING, HOWEVER THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS DEVELOPED ENOUGH FOR SURVIVAL BY   28 WEEKS  
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WHAT IS A TRUE STATEMENT REGARDING THE RESPIRATORY RATE OF NEWBORNS   THE RESPIRATORY RATE OF A NEWBORN IS AT ITS HIGHEST RATE APPROXIMATELY 40-80 RESPIRATIONS PER MINUTE  
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WHAT IS A CORRECT STATEMENT ABOUT NEURAL MECHANISMS OF RESPIRATORY CONTROL   THE PONS IS THOUGHT TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM INSPIRATION TO EXPIRATION  
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WHAT IS NOT A FACTOR THAT PROMOTES OXYGEN BINDING TO AND DISSOCIATION FROM HEMOGLOBIN.   NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS  
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