TEST BANK HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY: AN
INTEGRATED APPROACH, 6E
(SILVERTHORN) CHAPTER 17 MECHANICS
OF BREATHING EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM
VERIFIED SOURCE FOR GUARANTEED
PASS | LATEST UPDATE 2025
1) The lungs are located in the ________ cavity.
A) pericardial
B) pulmonary
C) pleural
D) thoracic
E) costal - CORRECT ANSWER-: D
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2
,: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
2) Ventilation is also known as
A) breathing.
B) inspiration.
C) expiration.
D) air conduction.
E) blowing. - CORRECT ANSWER-: A
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
3) The upper respiratory tract includes all EXCEPT which of the
following?
A) nasal cavity
B) lungs
C) trachea
D) larynx
,E) mouth - CORRECT ANSWER-: B
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
4) The lower respiratory tract includes
A) all of the bronchial branches.
B) only the lungs.
C) only the trachea.
D) all of the bronchial branches and the lungs
E) all of the bronchial branches, the lungs, and the trachea. -
CORRECT ANSWER-: D
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
5) Pulmonary ventilation refers to the
A) movement of air into and out of the lungs.
B) movement of dissolved gases from the alveoli to the blood.
, C) movement of dissolved gases from the blood to the interstitial
space.
D) movement of dissolved gases from the interstitial space to the cells.
E) utilization of oxygen. - CORRECT ANSWER-: A
Section Title: Ventilation
Learning Outcome: 17.12
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
6) Alveolar ventilation refers to the
A) movement of air into and out of the lungs.
B) movement of air into and out of the alveoli.
C) movement of dissolved gases from the alveoli to the blood.
D) movement of dissolved gases from the blood to the alveoli.
E) utilization of oxygen by alveolar cells to support metabolism. -
CORRECT ANSWER-: B
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.12
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
7) The actual sites of gas exchange within the lungs are
INTEGRATED APPROACH, 6E
(SILVERTHORN) CHAPTER 17 MECHANICS
OF BREATHING EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM
VERIFIED SOURCE FOR GUARANTEED
PASS | LATEST UPDATE 2025
1) The lungs are located in the ________ cavity.
A) pericardial
B) pulmonary
C) pleural
D) thoracic
E) costal - CORRECT ANSWER-: D
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2
,: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
2) Ventilation is also known as
A) breathing.
B) inspiration.
C) expiration.
D) air conduction.
E) blowing. - CORRECT ANSWER-: A
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
3) The upper respiratory tract includes all EXCEPT which of the
following?
A) nasal cavity
B) lungs
C) trachea
D) larynx
,E) mouth - CORRECT ANSWER-: B
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
4) The lower respiratory tract includes
A) all of the bronchial branches.
B) only the lungs.
C) only the trachea.
D) all of the bronchial branches and the lungs
E) all of the bronchial branches, the lungs, and the trachea. -
CORRECT ANSWER-: D
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.2
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
5) Pulmonary ventilation refers to the
A) movement of air into and out of the lungs.
B) movement of dissolved gases from the alveoli to the blood.
, C) movement of dissolved gases from the blood to the interstitial
space.
D) movement of dissolved gases from the interstitial space to the cells.
E) utilization of oxygen. - CORRECT ANSWER-: A
Section Title: Ventilation
Learning Outcome: 17.12
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
6) Alveolar ventilation refers to the
A) movement of air into and out of the lungs.
B) movement of air into and out of the alveoli.
C) movement of dissolved gases from the alveoli to the blood.
D) movement of dissolved gases from the blood to the alveoli.
E) utilization of oxygen by alveolar cells to support metabolism. -
CORRECT ANSWER-: B
Section Title: The Respiratory System
Learning Outcome: 17.12
: Level I: Reviewing Facts and Terms (Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge)
7) The actual sites of gas exchange within the lungs are
