The total volume of the conducting airways from the nose or mouth down to the level of the terminal bronchioles [about 150ml] which is not capable of exchanging gases with the blood, is referred to as
1. Physiological dead space
2. Anatomical dead space
3. Alveolar dead space
4. Respiratory zone dead space

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During the passage of blood through a tissue with normal metabolism, the percentage of hemoglobin that unloads oxygen is approximately:

1. 10% 2. 25%
3. 50% 4. 75%
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Exchange of Gases |
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Which of the following is applicable to a change in the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen?
1. Decreased in rapidly metabolizing tissues
2. Increased at higher than normal body temperatures
3. Increased at higher than normal blood 2,3-DPG levels
4. Decreased at more basic than normal blood pH

Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Transport of Gases Part 1 |
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What is the number of lobes in the right and the left lungs respectively?

1. two, one 2. two, three
3. three, two 4. four, three
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Trachea & Basic Anatomy of Lung |
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During expiration, the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles are:

1. contracted

2. relaxed

3. flexed

4. both relaxed (diaphragm) and flexed (intercostal muscles)

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The respiratory center in humans can be primarily stimulated by:
1. carbon dioxide and hydrogen ions
2. oxygen gas levels in the blood
3. oxygen gas levels in the hemoglobin
4. conscious feeling for the need for more oxygen

Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Regulation of Respiration |
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The peripheral chemoreceptors in carotid and aortic bodies respond to:
1. hydrogen ion concentration.
2. levels of carbon dioxide in the blood.
3. levels of oxygen in the blood.
4. all of the above

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What will happern to the rate and depth of breathing when blood carbon dioxide rises?

1. decreases 2. increases
3. stays the same 4. stops
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Both carbon dioxide and oxygen move across the respiratory membrane due to:

1. gravity 2. blood pressure
3. diffusion 4. active transport
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With respect to the atmospheric air, the deoxygenated blood flowing into lung capillaries has a higher concentration of:

1. oxygen 2. both carbon dioxide and oxygen
3. carbon monoxide 4. carbon dioxide
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