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Control of breathing, Breathing Mechanisms and Resp. Volumes

Quiz by James Corbett

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    The amount of air breathed in and out in 1 minute is...
    Ventilation
    Residual Volume
    Tidal Volume
    Respiratory rate
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the average resting breathing rate?
    28 bpm
    20 bpm
    12 bpm
    5 bpm
    30s
  • Q3
    How many litres of air passes through the lungs during inhalation and exhalation?
    4 litres
    6 Litres
    5 litres
    1 litre
    30s
  • Q4
    The amount of air breathed in and out each normal breath is...
    Vital Capacity
    Tidal Volume
    Residual Volume
    Total lung capacity
    30s
  • Q5
    The volume of extra air inhaled (above tidal volume) during a deep breath is...
    Expiratory reserve volume
    Inspiratory reserve volume
    Vital Capacity
    Residual Volume
    30s
  • Q6
    The amount of additional air breathed out after normal expiration (breath out) is...
    Tidal Volume
    Residual Volume
    Vital Capacity
    Total lung capacity
    30s
  • Q7
    The air remaining in the lungs after maximum expiration is...
    Total Lung Capacity
    Vital Capacity
    What's left
    Residual Volume
    30s
  • Q8
    The muscles that move the rib cage during breathing are known as...
    Diaphragm
    Pharynx
    Intercostal Muscles
    Trachea
    30s
  • Q9
    The large dome shaped muscle that allows the lungs to expand during inhalation and decrease during exhalation is known as...
    Intercostal muscles
    Nasal Cavity
    Heart
    Diaphragm
    30s
  • Q10
    During inspiration...
    The diaphragm flattens and the internal intercostal muscles move the rib cage up and out.
    The diaphragm flattens and the external intercostal muscles move the rib cage up and out.
    The diaphragm is a dome shape and the external intercostal muscles move the rib cage up and out.
    45s
  • Q11
    During expiration...
    The diaphragm flattens and the external intercostal muscles move the rib cage up and out.
    The diaphragm returns to a dome shape and the internal external muscles move the rib cage down and in.
    The diaphragm returns to a dome shape and the internal intercostal muscles move the rib cage down and in.
    45s
  • Q12
    How many main methods of regulating breathing are there?
    3
    1
    4
    2
    45s

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