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Test 5 – Respiratory System - Next2Eden

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12) The function of alveolar type I cells is _____________. 12) _____________<br />

A. to allow rapid diffusion of respiratory gases<br />

B. phagocytosis of dust particles<br />

C. to produce surfactant<br />

D. to adhere to pulmonary capillaries<br />

13) Occasionally food or liquids will “go down the wrong pipe,” initiating a cough reflex.<br />

Which structural barrier has been breached if this happens? 13) ___________<br />

A. Laryngopharynx<br />

B. Uvula<br />

C. Epiglottis<br />

D. Glottis<br />

14) Nerve impulses from ________ will result in a regular rhythm of inspiratory and expiratory<br />

signals.<br />

14) ____________<br />

A. the preoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus<br />

B. the chemoreceptor center<br />

C. Broca's center<br />

D. the ventral respiratory group<br />

15) In the plasma, the quantity of oxygen in solution is __________. 15) ___________<br />

A. about equal to the oxygen combined with hemoglobin<br />

B. greater than the oxygen combined with hemoglobin<br />

C. about 1.5% of the total amount of oxygen carried in the blood<br />

D. not present except where it is combined with carrier molecules<br />

16) Which of the following is an untrue statement? 16) ____________<br />

A. The largest fraction of carbon dioxide transported in the blood is in the form of<br />

bicarbonate.<br />

B. Carbon dioxide is transported in the blood by binding hemoglobin at the heme groups.<br />

C. Carbonic anhydrase plays a central role in reversibly converting carbon dioxide into<br />

carbonic acid.<br />

D. The bicarbonate buffer found in blood is a major buffering system in maintaining proper<br />

blood pH.<br />

17) During an asthma attack, bronchioles become severely _______. Taking epinephrine<br />

causes them to _______. 17) __________<br />

A. constricted; dilate<br />

B. dilated; constrict<br />

C. mucus-filled; empty of mucus<br />

D. both a and c<br />

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