GAS EXCHANGE AND OXYGENATION ATI 2026
RESPIRATORY CARE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Bronchodilator.
Answer: Expansion of the airway in the bronchus
◉ Pleural cavity.
Answer: Their space or cavity between the visceral and parietal
layers of the lung
◉ Pleura.
Answer: A protective layer or membrane covering the lungs
◉ The diaphragm is controlled by the....
Answer: Autonomic nervous system
◉ Surfactant.
Answer: Lubrication made in the lungs to keep the alveoli from
collapsing during exhalation
◉ Ventilation.
, Answer: Flow of air inside or outside of the alveoli
◉ Perfusion.
Answer: Flow of blood by the cardiopulmonary system into the
alveolar capillaries where deoxygenated blood is exchanged for
oxygenated blood in the heart and delivered to the rest of the body
◉ Lung compliance.
Answer: The point to which a lung can expand in response to
increased pressure within the alveoli (Interalveolar)
◉ Airway resistance.
Answer: The pressure of opposition of the tissues in the airway to
the flow of air
◉ Inspiration reserve volume.
Answer: Volume of air breathed in after a typical inspiration
◉ Expiratory reserve volume.
Answer: Air expelled after each breath
◉ Tidal volume.
Answer: Volume of air inspired and expired with each breath
RESPIRATORY CARE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Bronchodilator.
Answer: Expansion of the airway in the bronchus
◉ Pleural cavity.
Answer: Their space or cavity between the visceral and parietal
layers of the lung
◉ Pleura.
Answer: A protective layer or membrane covering the lungs
◉ The diaphragm is controlled by the....
Answer: Autonomic nervous system
◉ Surfactant.
Answer: Lubrication made in the lungs to keep the alveoli from
collapsing during exhalation
◉ Ventilation.
, Answer: Flow of air inside or outside of the alveoli
◉ Perfusion.
Answer: Flow of blood by the cardiopulmonary system into the
alveolar capillaries where deoxygenated blood is exchanged for
oxygenated blood in the heart and delivered to the rest of the body
◉ Lung compliance.
Answer: The point to which a lung can expand in response to
increased pressure within the alveoli (Interalveolar)
◉ Airway resistance.
Answer: The pressure of opposition of the tissues in the airway to
the flow of air
◉ Inspiration reserve volume.
Answer: Volume of air breathed in after a typical inspiration
◉ Expiratory reserve volume.
Answer: Air expelled after each breath
◉ Tidal volume.
Answer: Volume of air inspired and expired with each breath
