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Mechanisms of breathing

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to the pressure in the lungs when the thoracic cavity expands?

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

2.

What happens to the volume in the lungs when the thoracic cavity is made smaller

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

decreases pressure

3.

What is the path of an air molecule into the lungs?

a)

trachea, larynx, bronchioles, bronchus

b)

larynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchioles

c)

trachea, bronchus, larynx, bronchioles

d)

bronchus, pharynx, epiglottis, alveloi

4.

What happens at the alveoli?

a)

air sacs are made

b)

the chest is raised

c)

gaseous exchange

d)

inhalation

5.

What happens to the lung pressure before inhalation

a)

stays the same

b)

increases

c)

decreases

6.

Boyle's law says that the volume and pressure of a gase are inversely proportional, what does this mean?

a)

if volume increases, then pressure increases

b)

if volume increases, then pressure decreases

c)

if volume increases, then pressure stays the same

7.

Using Dalton's Law, what is the partial pressure of gas A in the following:

Total pressure: 160mmHg (gas A + gas B)

Partial pressure of gas B: 55mmHg

a)

215mmHg

b)

105mmHg

c)

8800mmHg

d)

2.91mmHg

8.

There is a ____________ resistance to air flow in the trachea than the bronchioles due to ______________ in the trachea.

a)

higher, larger cross-sectional area

b)

lower, a smaller cross-sectional area

c)

higher, a smaller cross-sectional area

d)

lower, a larger cross-sectional area

9.

High compliance means

a)

it is easier to expire

b)

it is harder to inspire

c)

it is hard to expire

10.

the volume of the airways that isn't involved in gas exchange is known as the

a)

anatomical dead space

b)

physiological dead space

11.

An increase in CO2 in the blood has what effect?

a)

a decrease in pH

b)

an increase in pH