Ch 15 P2

A severe respiratory acidosis will cause the blood pH to fall below ________.

• 7.35

• 7.45

• 7.55

• 7.65

A severe respiratory alkalosis will cause the blood pH to rise above ________.

• 7.45

• 7.35

• 7.25

• 7.15

To compensate for metabolic acidosis, the respiratory rate will increase in order to exhale more ________.

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

To compensate for metabolic acidosis, when you exhale more carbon dioxide you ________ the blood pH.

• Raise

• Lower

• Stabilize

• Do not change

To compensate for metabolic alkalosis the respiratory rate will decrease to ________ more carbon dioxide.

• Retain

• Release

• Absorb

• Exhale

To compensate for metabolic alkalosis, the respiratory rate decreases, and ________ the blood pH.

• Lowers

• Increases

• Stabilizes

• Does not affect

The limit of respiratory compensation for an ongoing metabolic pH imbalance is approximately ________.

• 75%

• 50%

• 90%

• 100%

The phrenic nerves carry motor impulses to the ________.

• Diaphragm

• Heart

• Liver

• Kidneys

The function of the apneustic center is to _______ inhalation.

• Prolong

• Shorten

• Inhibit

• Delay

The function of the pneumotaxic center is to help bring about _________.

• Exhalation

• Inhalation

• Digestion

• Circulation