TEST BANK FOR HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AN INTEGRATED APPROACH 8TH EDITION BY SILVERTHORN, VERIFIED CHAPTERS QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

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TEST BANK FOR HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AN INTEGRATED
APPROACH 8TH EDITION BY SILVERTHORN, VERIFIED CHAPTERS
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
The common passageway shared by the respiratory and digestive systems is the
A) larynx.
B) glottis.
C) vestibule.
D) pharynx.
E) esophagus.

:D
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)


When the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles contract,
A) the volume of the thorax increases.
B) the volume of the thorax decreases.
C) the volume of the lungs decreases.
D) the lungs collapse.
E) expiration occurs.

:A
Section Title: Ventilation
Learning Outcome: 17.2

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)

Dalton's law states that
A) gas volume and temperature are directly proportional.
B) gas volume and pressure are inversely proportional.
C) the volume of gas that will dissolve in a solvent is proportional to the solubility of the gas and
the gas pressure.
D) in a mixture of gases like air, the total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures
of the gases in the mixture.
E) None of the answers are correct.

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:D
Section Title: Gas Laws
Learning Outcome: 17.13

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)

Air moves into the lungs because
A) the gas pressure in the lungs is less than outside pressure.
B) the volume of the lungs decreases with inspiration.
C) the thorax is muscular.
D) contraction of the diaphragm decreases the volume of the pleural cavity.
E) All of the answers are correct.

:A
Section Title: Gas Laws
Learning Outcome: 17.3

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)



Air moves out of the lungs because
A) the gas pressure in the lungs is less than outside pressure.
B) the volume of the lungs decreases with expiration.
C) the thorax is muscular.
D) contraction of the diaphragm increases the volume of the pleural cavity.
E) All of the answers are correct.

:B
Section Title: Gas Laws
Learning Outcome: 17.3

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)


In quiet breathing,
A) inspiration and expiration involve muscular contractions.
B) inspiration is passive and expiration involves muscular contractions.
C) inspiration involves muscular contractions and expiration is passive.
D) inspiration and expiration are both passive processes.
E) None of the answers are correct.

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:C
Section Title: Ventilation
Learning Outcome: 17.6

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)

Boyle's law states that gas volume is
A) directly proportional to pressure.
B) directly proportional to temperature.
C) inversely proportional to pressure.
D) inversely proportional to temperature.
E) None of the answers are correct.

:C
Section Title: Gas Laws
Learning Outcome: 17.3

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)

Air entering the body is filtered, warmed, and humidified by the
A) upper respiratory tract.
B) lower respiratory tract.
C) lungs.
D) alveoli.
E) All of the answers are correct.

:A
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)



A typical value for intrapleural pressure is ________ mm Hg.
A) +6
B) +3
C) 0
D) -3
E) -6

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:D
Section Title: Ventilation
Learning Outcome: 17. 7

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
According to the law of LaPlace, when comparing two alveoli lined with fluid, pressure in the
one with the ________ diameter will be greater.
A) larger
B) smaller

:B
Section Title: Gas Laws
Learning Outcome: 17.6

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)

When alveolar pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure, air flows into the lungs.
A) True
B) False

:B
Section Title: Gas Laws
Learning Outcome: 17.4

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)

Active expiration is produced by contraction of
A) abdominal muscles only.
B) diaphragm only.
C) internal intercostals only.
D) external intercostals only.
E) abdominal muscles and internal intercostals.

:E
Section Title: Ventilation
Learning Outcome: 17.2

: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension)

When the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles contract,
A) expiration occurs.
B) intrapulmonary pressure increases.