Question 1

Terminal air sacs that constitute the gas exchange surface of the lungs.

Accepted Answer

Alveoli

Answer

Bronchi

Answer

Air sacs

Answer

Diaphragms

Question 2

Pair of breathing tubes that branch from the trachea into the lungs.

Accepted Answer

Bronchi

Answer

Bronchioles

Answer

Air tubes

Answer

Alveoli

Question 3

A sheet of muscle that forms the bottom wall of the thoracic cavity in mammals; active in ventilating the lungs.

Accepted Answer

Diaphragm

Answer

Pleura

Answer

Abdominal muscles

Answer

Latissimus dorsi

Question 4

Muscle located between the ribs.

Accepted Answer

Intercostal muscle

Answer

Costal muscles

Answer

Intrarib muscles

Answer

Pulmonary muscles

Question 5

The volume of air breathed in one minute without conscious effort = Tidal Volume x (breaths/minute)

Accepted Answer

Minute volume

Answer

Vital capacity

Answer

Second volume

Answer

Inspiration reserve volume

Question 6

The volume of air remaining in lungs after maximum exhalation.

Accepted Answer

Residual volume

Answer

Inspiration reserve volume

Answer

Tidal volume

Answer

Minute volume

Question 7

An instrument for measuring the air entering and leaving the lungs.

Accepted Answer

Spirometer

Answer

Heart monitor

Answer

Oximeter

Answer

Sphygmomanometer

Question 8

The body cavity in mammals that houses the lungs and heart. It is surrounded in part by ribs

Accepted Answer

Thoracic cavity

Answer

Cranial cavity

Answer

Abdominal cavity

Answer

Cervical cavity

Question 9

The volume of air breathed in and out without conscious effort.

Accepted Answer

Tidal Volume

Answer

Lung capacity

Answer

Residual volume

Answer

Vital capacity

Question 10

The total volume of air that can be exhaled after maximal inhalation.

Accepted Answer

Vital Capacity

Answer

Tidal capacity

Answer

Total lung capactiy

Answer

Residual volume

Question 11

Normal temperature

Accepted Answer

98.6 F

Answer

98.2 F

Answer

99.2 F

Answer

96.8 F

Question 12

Normal blood pressure

Accepted Answer

120/80

Answer

80/120

Answer

60/80

Answer

80/60

Question 13

Normal pulse

Accepted Answer

60-100 bpm

Answer

60-80 bpm

Answer

50-80 bpm

Answer

80-100 bpm

Question 14

Normal respiration rate

Accepted Answer

12-20 rpm

Answer

10-16 rpm

Answer

12-14 rpm

Answer

16-20 rpm

Question 15

Normal pulse ox (saturated O2)

Accepted Answer

95-100%

Answer

99-100%

Answer

96-99%

Answer

94-98%

Question 16

Passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx

Accepted Answer

pharynx

Answer

epiglottis

Answer

mouth

Answer

esophagus

Question 17

The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals

Accepted Answer

larynx

Answer

pharynx

Answer

tongue

Answer

bronchi

Question 18

A large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs

Accepted Answer

trachea

Answer

larynx

Answer

tongue

Answer

pharynx

Question 19

Two passageways that branch off the trachea and lead to the right and left lungs

Accepted Answer

Primary bronchi

Answer

Secondary bronchi

Answer

Primary bronchioles

Answer

Secondary Bronchioles

Question 20

Two spongy organs, located in the thoracic cavity enclosed by the diaphragm and rib cage, responsible for respiration

Accepted Answer

lungs

Answer

bronchioles

Answer

bronchi

Answer

diaphragms

Question 21

Airways in the lungs that lead from the bronchi to the alveoli.

Accepted Answer

bronchioles

Answer

larynxes

Answer

pharynxes

Answer

tracheas

Question 22

Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood

Accepted Answer

alveoli

Answer

bronchi

Answer

lungs

Answer

bronchioles

Question 23

Take well oxygenated blood back to left atrium

Accepted Answer

pulmonary veins

Answer

pulmonary capillaries

Answer

pulmonary arterioles

Answer

pulmonary arteries

Question 24

A handheld device often used to test those with asthma to measure how quickly the patient can expel air

Accepted Answer

peak flow meter

Answer

spirometer

Answer

EMG

Answer

pulse oximeter

Question 25

Green zone

Accepted Answer

80-100% all is fine

Answer

0-30%

Answer

30-50%

Answer

50-80%

Question 26

Yellow zone

Accepted Answer

50-80% caution

Answer

0-50%

Answer

50-70%

Answer

80-100%

Question 27

Red zone

Accepted Answer

0-50% medical alert

Answer

70-80%

Answer

50-70%

Answer

80-100%

Question 28

What changes inside the airways in the lungs lead to an asthma attack?

Accepted Answer

inflammation of the opening or the airway itself and the mucus buildup can make it hard to breathe.

Answer

spasms occur within the airways not allow a breath to be drawn properly

Answer

lungs fill with fluid creating less space for gases to pass through

Answer

airways become blocked with cholesterol deposits making it hard to breathe

Question 29

Function of the respiratory system

Accepted Answer

Oversees gas exchanges between the blood and external environment

Answer

The immune reaction to pathogens that enter the body

Answer

Digestion and absorption of nutrients from food intake

Answer

The circulation of blood within the body

Question 30

Smallest branches of the bronchi

Accepted Answer

Bronchioles

Answer

Tracheas

Answer

Bronchi

Answer

Capillaries

Question 31

Diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract The size of the thoracic cavity increases

Accepted Answer

Inspiration

Answer

Lung capacity

Answer

Expiration

Answer

Breathing

Question 32

As muscles relax, air is pushed out of the lungs

Accepted Answer

Expiration

Answer

Residual reserve

Answer

Inhalation

Answer

Residual volume

Question 33

FEV1

Accepted Answer

the amount of air you can force from your lungs in one second

Answer

forced empty vital capacity

Answer

fresh air volume in a minute

Answer

first gradient of fever

Question 34

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs

Accepted Answer

Hiccup

Answer

Cough

Answer

Sneeze

Answer

Laugh

Question 35

The volume of air breathed in and out without conscious effort.

Accepted Answer

Tidal Volume (TV)

Answer

Reserve Volume (RV)

Answer

Lung volume (LV)

Answer

Breath volume (BV)

Question 36

The additional volume of air that can be inhaled with maximum effort after normal inspiration.

Accepted Answer

Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)

Answer

Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)

Answer

Lung Volume (LV)

Answer

Reserve Volume (RV)

Question 37

The total volume of air that can be exhaled after maximal inhalation

Accepted Answer

Vital capacity (VC)

Answer

Lung volume (LV)

Answer

Total lung capacity (TLC)

Answer

Reserve volume (RV)

Question 38

A type of medication that make breathing easier by relaxing the muscles in the lungs and widening the airways

Accepted Answer

Bronchodilators

Answer

Immunosuppressants

Answer

Analgesics

Answer

DMARDS

Question 39

Administration by drawing breath, gas, or vapor into the lungs

Accepted Answer

Inhalation

Answer

Breathing

Answer

Expiration

Answer

Aspiration

Question 40

Rapid or deep breathing, usually caused by anxiety, panic or high altitude.

Accepted Answer

Hyperventilation

Answer

Hyperbreathing

Answer

Hyperinspiration

Answer

Parabreathing

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