A&P CH 23 Respiratory PreLab
Which of the following statements accurately defines gas transport?
Movement of gases through the blood
Which of the following statements accurately defines hypoventilation?
a decrease in the rate and depth of ventilation
Which of the following statements accurately defines carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system?
System by which carbonic acid and bicarbonate buffer the blood and resist changes in pH
Which of the following statements accurately defines hyperventilation?
an increase in the rate and depth of ventilation
Which of the following statements accurately defines spirometer?
laboratory device used to measure respiratory volumes
Which of the following statements accurately defines inspiration?
movement of air into the lungs
Which of the following statements accurately defines carbonic anhydrase? Catalyzes the reverse reaction An electrical impulse conducted along the neuron membrane X Enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of water and carbon dioxide into carbonic acid Both A and C are correct
Both A and C are correct
Which of the following statements accurately defines respiratory volume? Measure the volume of air exchanged with each inhalation and exhalation The sum of two or more respiratory volumes Includes TV, ERV, IRV, and RV Both A and C are correct
Both A and C are correct
Which of the following statements accurately defines Boyle's law?
Principle stating that the pressure and volume of a container are inversely proportional—as pressure increases, volume decreases, and vice versa
Which of the following statements accurately defines pulmonary gas exchange?
The diffusion of gases across the respiratory membrane
Which of the following statements accurately defines pulmonary ventilation?
The physical movement of air into and out of the lungs
Which of the following statements accurately defines expiration?
expelling of air from the lungs
Which of the following statements accurately defines tissue gas exchange?
the diffusion of gases between the blood and the tissues
Which of the following statements accurately defines atmospheric pressure?
the force exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere
Which of the following statements accurately defines intrapulmonary pressure?
the force exerted by the weight of the air within the lungs
Which of the following statements accurately defines respiratory capacity?
the sum of two or more respiratory volumes
