Question 1

What diffuses from the air in the alveoli into the blood?

Accepted Answer

A)   oxygen
B)   carbon dioxide
C)   water
D)   nitrogen
E)   methaneF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Which part of the lower respiratory tract integrates the respiratory system with the cardiovascular system?

Accepted Answer

A)   lungs
B)   bronchial tree
C)   trachea
D)   esophagus
E)   sinus cavityF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of the upper respiratory tract?

Accepted Answer

A)   bronchi
B)   nasal cavity
C)   epiglottis
D)   pharynx
E)   glottisF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

When you breathe into a paper bag after hyperventilating, you are decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in your blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is not a part of inspiration?

Accepted Answer

A)   The pressure in the lungs increases.
B)   The rib cage moves up and out.
C)   The intercostal muscles pull the ribs outward.
D)   The diaphragm contracts and moves down.
E)   Air rushes into the lungs.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Can you hold your breath until you die?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Can you hold your breath until you...

Question 7

Carbonic anhydrase and carbaminohemoglobin are similar in that they are both enzymes involved in respiration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Humans inhale by negative pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

You cannot increase the amount of air you exhale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The respiratory system is unlike the digestive system in that air flows into and out of the same opening.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How does breathing at a very low rate affect the reaction H+ + HCO3- →H2CO3→ H2O + CO2?

Accepted Answer

A)   It pushes it to the right.
B)   It pushes it to the left.
C)   It does not affect it.
D)   It increases the rate at which it occurs.
E)   It decreases the rate at which it occurs.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Lung cancer, like breast cancer, is more prevalent in women than in men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is missing from the lungs of newborn babies with infant respiratory distress syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)   bronchioles
B)   pleurae
C)   one or more lobes
D)   alveoli
E)   surfactantF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

How does the respiratory center control the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

A)   via the blood carbon dioxide level
B)   via the blood pH
C)   via the intercostal nerves
D)   via the phrenic nerve
E)   via the vagus nerveF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

The total cross-sectional area of the alveoli is about the size of a textbook.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

List the structures associated with the upper respiratory tract and those associated with the lower respiratory tract.

Accepted Answer

Upper respiratory tract struct...

Question 17

Where in the lower respiratory tract would you find goblet cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   bronchial tree
B)   trachea
C)   lungs
D)   esophagus
E)   nasal cavityF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Which part of the respiratory system is composed of skeletal muscle?

Accepted Answer

A)   diaphragm
B)   lungs
C)   trachea
D)   larynx
E)   glottisF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

What separates the lungs from the thoracic cavity?

Accepted Answer

A)   pleurae
B)   alveoli
C)   cartilaginous rings
D)   bone
E)   skeletal muscleF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Carotid bodies and aortic bodies detect

Accepted Answer

A)   blood pH.
B)   blood oxygen levels.
C)   tissue oxygen levels.
D)   the stretching of the lungs.
E)   the residual volume.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 10: Respiratory System

The total cross-sectional area of the alveoli is about the size of a textbook.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Carotid bodies and aortic bodies detect

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What diffuses from the air in the alveoli into the blood?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

How does the respiratory center control the diaphragm?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Humans inhale by negative pressure.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Where in the lower respiratory tract would you find goblet cells?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The respiratory system is unlike the digestive system in that air flows into and out of the same opening.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

When you breathe into a paper bag after hyperventilating, you are decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in your blood.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Carbonic anhydrase and carbaminohemoglobin are similar in that they are both enzymes involved in respiration.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What separates the lungs from the thoracic cavity?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

List the structures associated with the upper respiratory tract and those associated with the lower respiratory tract.

Correct AnswerverifiedUpper respiratory tract struct...View AnswerShow Answer

Lung cancer, like breast cancer, is more prevalent in women than in men.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is not a part of inspiration?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is not part of the upper respiratory tract?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which part of the lower respiratory tract integrates the respiratory system with the cardiovascular system?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which part of the respiratory system is composed of skeletal muscle?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

How does breathing at a very low rate affect the reaction H+ + HCO3- →H2CO3→ H2O + CO2?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What is missing from the lungs of newborn babies with infant respiratory distress syndrome?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Can you hold your breath until you die?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

You cannot increase the amount of air you exhale.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
Upper respiratory tract struct...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

How does breathing at a very low rate affect the reaction H⁺ + HCO₃^- →H₂CO₃→ H₂O + CO₂?

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified