BIO669 EXAM 3 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE LATEST SERIES

BIO669 EXAM 3 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE
LATEST SERIES
A patient has a history of emphysema and has hyper-inflated lungs. Which of

the following would be true?


Ans: Increased lung compliance


Question: The compliance within the apex of the lung of a standing person

would be ____ than the base of the lung


Ans: Less than


Question: The space between the lungs that include the heart, esophagus, and

the great vessel is termed


Ans: Mediastinum


Question: Which of the following is tru regarding Acute Respiratory Distress

Syndrome?


Ans: It can cause severe pulmonary edema


Question: Pulmonary fibrosis is most likely to result in all of the following

except


Ans: Oxygen toxicity

, Question: Emphysema results from


Ans: An infected plural effusion


Question: A reduced oxygenation in the blood is termed


Ans: Hypoxemia


Question: Along with respiratory bronchioles, the ____ is a thin walled balloon

like structure that acts as the primary unit of gas exchange


Ans: Alveolus


Question: The most common feature as a result of hyperventilation is


Ans: Hypocapnia


Question: The pores of Kohn play a role in


Ans: Allowing air to pass from one alveoli to another, allowing equal
distribution of air


Question: What effect would acidemia at the alveolar have on the pulmonary

artery


Ans: Decreased blood flow (vasoconstriction)


Question: While most alveolar perfusion is under control of local humoral

conditions, widespread decrease in PaO2 (alveolar O2) is likely to result in