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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