Respiratory System Chapter 11

Strep throat is usually caused by

• Group B Streptococcus

• Group E Streptococcus

• Group C Streptococcus

• Group A Streptococcus

A barrel chest may be noted during an inspection in the physical examination of a patient with

• Cystic fibrosis

• Pneumothorax

• Emphysema

• Pneumonia

The quantity of air moving in and out of the lungs in a normal breath is the

• Vital capacity

• Tidal volume

• Residual volume

• Expiratory reserve volume

External respiration is

• Gas exchange between the blood and the body tissues

• Gas exchange between the blood and the lungs

• Gas exchange between the blood and the heart

• Gas exchange between the blood and the skin

Sudden pain in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing can be signs of

• Pulmonary embolism

• Sarcoidosis

• Lung cancer

• Emphysema

Breathing is controlled by which regions in the brain?

• Medulla oblongata and cerebellum

• Pons and hypothalamus

• Medulla oblongata and pons

• Thalamus and hypothalamus

If a patient has to stop to breathe after walking 100 yards on a level path, the grade of dyspnea that they have is

• Grade 3

• Grade 1

• Grade 4

• Grade 0

During auscultation in a physical examination, hearing breath sounds in only one lung could indicate

• Myocardial infarction

• Asthma

• Pneumothorax

• Tuberculosis

The diagnostic test that measures the volume of air exhaled after taking a deep breath is called

• Perfusion scan

• Spirometry

• Pulse oximetry

• Thoracentesis

Treatment for a large pneumothorax could involve

• Radiation

• A chest tube

• Chemotherapy

• Both A and C