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Bio 303 Respiration

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the volume that remains in the lungs even after a forceful exhale
a)
expiratory reserve
b)
residual volume
c)
inspiratory reserve
d)
total lung capacity
2.
What equipment is used to measure air being inspired and expired?
a)
spirometre
b)
spirometer
c)
inspirometer
d)
expirometer
3.
What muscles are used in breathing in and breathing out?
a)
diaphragm and intercostals
b)
diaphragm and lungs
c)
lungs and ribs
d)
lungs and diaphragm
4.
The volume of a normal breath 
a)
3000mL
b)
2400mL
c)
1200mL
d)
500mL
5.
What is the volume of one breath called?
a)
minute ventilation
b)
inspiratory capacity
c)
tidal volume
d)
vital capacity
6.
The amount of air you can force out after a normal breath out
a)
Expiratory Reserve
b)
Functional Residual Capacity
c)
Vital Capacity
d)
Inspiratory Capacity
7.
The amount of air you can still inhale after a normal breath in
a)
Vital Capacity
b)
Inspiratory Reserve
c)
Functional Residual Capacity
d)
Inspiratory Capacity
8.
The maximum air you can get in and out of your lungs
a)
Vital Capacity
b)
Total Lung Capacity
c)
Residual Volume
d)
Inspiratory Reserve Volume
9.
The Maximum Volume of air that you can get in and out of your lungs
a)
6000mL
b)
4800mL
c)
3600mL
d)
500mL
10.
What is the role of the alveoli?
a)
to remove air
b)
allow air to travel to the alvelous
c)
gaseous exchange and diffusion
11.
When air pressure inside the lungs is less than air pressure in the atmosphere...
a)
Air moves into the lungs
b)
Air moves out of the lungs
12.
Which of the following lung capacities is the volume of air that can be maximally exhaled after a maximum inhalation?
a)
inspiratory capacity
b)
functional residual capacity
c)
vital capacity
d)
total lung capacity
13.

Which of the following is a collapsed lung

a)

Cystic fibrosis

b)

Emphysema

c)

Cyanosis

d)

COPD

e)

Pneumothorax

14.

What is Tidal volume

a)

The volume of air breathed in and out during one breath

b)

The maximal amount of air a person can expel

c)

The amount of blood pumped from the heart

d)

The additional air that can be forcibly inhaled after normal inspiration

15.
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1 
16.
When the diaphragm contracts...
a)
the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and the pressure decreases, causing air to rush into the lungs.
b)
the volume of the thoracic cavity decreases and the pressure increases causing air to rush out of the lungs. 
17.

Oxygen from the air enters the blood stream at what location?

a)

trachea

b)

bronchus

c)

alveolus

d)

bronchioles

18.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place is _________?
a)
Bronchi
b)
Trachea 
c)
Oxygen
d)
Alveoli
19.
When the diapragm relaxes and moves back up, the lungs are...
a)
expanding with air
b)
shrinking - pushing air out
20.

The diaphragm contracts and flattens in...

a)

inhalation

b)

exhalation

21.

The volume of the lungs decreases during...

a)

inhalation

b)

exhalation

22.

When the diaphragm relaxes this creates

a)

a decrease in chest volume

b)

an increase in chest volume

c)

an increase in lung capacity

d)

no change in air volume

23.
Gases move from a lower pressure to a higher pressure. 
a)
True
b)
False
24.

Select ALL statements that are true:

a)

Increase in volume= increase in pressure

b)

decrease in volume= increase in pressure

c)

decrease in volume= decrease in pressure

d)

Increase in volume= decrease in pressure

25.

Pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs

a)

Alveoli

b)

Pericardium

c)

Pleura

d)

Bronchi

26.

The Primary to drive to breath

a)

Decrease Potassium in the arterial blood

b)

Increase Nitrogen in the arterial blood

c)

Decrease Oxygen in the arterial blood

d)

Increase Carbon Dioxide levels in the arterial blood

27.

What is the process where gases are exchanged with tissue cells?

a)

External Respiration

b)

Internal Respiration

c)

Pulmonary Respiration

d)

Respiratory Gas Transport

28.
During _________, the diaphragm relaxes and raises up, reducing thoracic cavity volume and air leaves the body.
a)
inspiration
b)
inhalation
c)
ventilation
d)
expiration
29.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
30.
What is the function of hemoglobin?
a)
to carry iron
b)
to carry wastes
c)
to carry oxygen
d)
to produce oxygen
31.
A waste product that diffuses out of the cell is...
a)
oxygen
b)
glucose (food)
c)
bacteria
d)
carbon dioxide
32.
When particles move from areas of high concentration to areas less concentrated, this has taken place.
a)
diffusion
b)
mitosis
c)
endocytosis
d)
photosynthesis
33.
Hypoxia is the deprivation of oxygen at tissue level.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
If there is more oxygen in the blood than in an organ, which direction would the oxygen move?
a)
Out of the blood
b)
Into the blood
35.

what effect does foreign matter in the trachea have on ventilation in a healthy adult ?

a)

an increase in the rate and depth of breathing is activated

b)

the cough reflex is activated

c)

apnea is triggered

d)

the sneeze reflex is activated

36.
The role of the mucus and and cilia in the respiratory system is to....
a)
warm the air. 
b)
clean the air.
c)
humidify the air. 
d)
All of the choices are true. 
37.
a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
epiglottis
38.
What does a spasm of the diaphragm cause?
a)
cough
b)
sneeze
c)
hiccup
d)
yawn
39.
Which is NOT a function of the Respiratory System?
a)
it warms the air
b)
it exchanges O2 and CO2
c)
It pumps blood to the organs
d)
it creates sound through the larynx
40.
When you exercise, your heart beats faster to...
a)
spread oxygen throughout your body more quickly.
b)
make you feel excited.
c)
let you know you're working hard.
d)
inflate your lungs
41.
Describe the lungs:
a)
Thick walls filled with tiny air sacs
b)
Thin flexible walls filled with cartilage and air sacs
c)
Thin, soft, and flexible - they are filled with tiny air sacs
d)
Football shaped organs that have thick inflexible walls
42.
When oxygen enters the body,lungs and capillaries and then CO2 leaves the body-this is known as:
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Internal Respiration
c)
External Respiration
43.
When oxygen goes in the body, to the muscles then carbon dioxide leaves muscles by blood to lungs- known as:
a)
External Respiration
b)
Internal Respiration
c)
Cellular Respiration
44.

Which diagram best illustrates the function of an alveolus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.
 due to inadequate amounts of gas in the alveoli), resulting in the lungs collapse. 
a)
atelectasis
b)
acute pulmonary distress syndrome
c)
pulmonary edema
d)
pneumothorax
46.

Excessive ventilation that leads to abnormal expulsion of carbon dioxide.

a)

chronic bronchitis

b)

hyperventilation

c)

emphysema

d)

asthma

47.

What Acid-Base imbalance condition is usually from hyperventilation?

a)

Respiratory acidosis

b)

Respiratory alkalosis

c)

Metabolic acidosos

d)

Metabolic alkalosis

48.
____ is an odorless, colorless gas that binds to hemoglobin in place of oxygen. It's dangerous!
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
methane
c)
nitrous oxide
d)
carbon monoxide