PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 5 CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE

PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 5
CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GUIDE

●● True/False:


Hypoventilation is associated with decreased PCO2.
Answer: false


●● The breathing rate is determined by input from ______ that monitor
oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH levels in the blood.
Answer: chemoreceptors


●● Lung _____ is the term used to describe the ease or difficulty with
which the lungs can be inflated.
Answer: compliance


●● True/False:


Asthma is considered reversible airway bronchoconstriction.
Answer: true

, ●● True/False:


Asthma is considered non-reversible airway bronchoconstriction.
Answer: false


●● True/False:


Intrathoracic pressure is always greater than intrapleural pressure.
Answer: false


●● True/False:


Excess surface tension makes lung inflation harder.
Answer: true


●● The diaphragm is innervated by _____.
Answer: C3, C4, C5


●● _____ is the flow of gases into and out of the alveoli of the lungs.
Answer: ventilation