Georgia Military College, Fairburn ANAT & PHY / BIO 208 / ANATOMY QUIZES 5-7
WEEK 5 QUIZ RESPIRATORY
Question 1
3
Select the correct statement about the larynx.
Select one:
a. Unlike other portions of the larynx, the epiglottis consists of some bony tissue.
b. When the glottis closes, air is prevented from leaving the lungs.
c. The larynx contains four unpaired cartilages.
d. The epiglottis is also called "Adam's apple".
e. The inferior laryngeal cartilage is the thyroid cartilage.
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The correct answer is: When the glottis closes, air is prevented from leaving the lungs.
Question 2
3
What ring of cartilage forms the base of the larynx?
Select one:
a. thyroid cartilage
b. cricoid cartilage
c. cuneiform cartilage
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d. arytenoid cartilage
e. epiglottis
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The correct answer is: cricoid cartilage
Question 3
3
Select the true statement.
Select one:
a. As alveolar volume increases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
b. Constriction of bronchioles assists breathing.
c. In expiration, the thoracic volume increases.
d. As thoracic volume decreases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
e. Pressure is directly proportional to volume.
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The correct answer is: As alveolar volume increases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
Question 4
3
As the pH of the blood declines, the amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin at any given Po2 will
.
Select one:
a. increase then decrease
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b. stay the same
c. increase
d. decrease
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The correct answer is: decrease
Question 5
3
The function of the nasal conchae is .
Select one:
a. olfaction
b. to increase surface area for cleaning, warming, and moisturizing the air
c. to increase turbulence and surface area for cleaning, warming and moisturizing the air
d. to increase turbulence in the airflow
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The correct answer is: to increase turbulence and surface area for cleaning, warming and moisturizing
the air
Question 6
3
During inspiration, contraction of the diaphragm causes the volume of Mrs. Smith's thoracic cavity to
increase and the pleural pressure to decrease. The pressure in her alveoli (PalvPalv ) will
Select one:
WEEK 5 QUIZ RESPIRATORY
Question 1
3
Select the correct statement about the larynx.
Select one:
a. Unlike other portions of the larynx, the epiglottis consists of some bony tissue.
b. When the glottis closes, air is prevented from leaving the lungs.
c. The larynx contains four unpaired cartilages.
d. The epiglottis is also called "Adam's apple".
e. The inferior laryngeal cartilage is the thyroid cartilage.
Feedback
The correct answer is: When the glottis closes, air is prevented from leaving the lungs.
Question 2
3
What ring of cartilage forms the base of the larynx?
Select one:
a. thyroid cartilage
b. cricoid cartilage
c. cuneiform cartilage
,Georgia Military College, Fairburn ANAT & PHY / BIO 208 / ANATOMY QUIZES 5-7
d. arytenoid cartilage
e. epiglottis
Feedback
The correct answer is: cricoid cartilage
Question 3
3
Select the true statement.
Select one:
a. As alveolar volume increases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
b. Constriction of bronchioles assists breathing.
c. In expiration, the thoracic volume increases.
d. As thoracic volume decreases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
e. Pressure is directly proportional to volume.
Feedback
The correct answer is: As alveolar volume increases, alveolar pressure (Palv) decreases.
Question 4
3
As the pH of the blood declines, the amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin at any given Po2 will
.
Select one:
a. increase then decrease
, Georgia Military College, Fairburn ANAT & PHY / BIO 208 / ANATOMY QUIZES 5-7
b. stay the same
c. increase
d. decrease
Feedback
The correct answer is: decrease
Question 5
3
The function of the nasal conchae is .
Select one:
a. olfaction
b. to increase surface area for cleaning, warming, and moisturizing the air
c. to increase turbulence and surface area for cleaning, warming and moisturizing the air
d. to increase turbulence in the airflow
Feedback
The correct answer is: to increase turbulence and surface area for cleaning, warming and moisturizing
the air
Question 6
3
During inspiration, contraction of the diaphragm causes the volume of Mrs. Smith's thoracic cavity to
increase and the pleural pressure to decrease. The pressure in her alveoli (PalvPalv ) will
Select one:
