A condition in which a person's airways become inflamed, narrow, swell and produce extra mucus, which makes it difficult to breathe is known as

1. Asthma
2. Emphysema
3. Chronic bronchitis
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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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%
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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 part of the human brain where the main respiratory center is located is:

1. pons varolii 2. cerebrum
3. medulla oblongata 4. thalamus
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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

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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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Hemoglobin carrying carbon dioxide is called as:

1. Deoxyhemoglobin 2. Carbaminohemoglobin
3. Carboxyhemoglobin 4. Oxyhemoglobin
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