BIOS 255 Edapt Pulmonary Air Volumes and Capacities quiz (GRADED A)

1) Which of the following gases is most common in the atmosphere? a) Oxygen b) Water vapor c) Nitrogen d) Carbon dioxide e) Hydrogen 2) The relationship between pressure and volume in a closed space is described by . a) Boyle’s law b) Bohr’s law c) Charles’s law d) Henry’s law e) Dalton’s law 3) 4) 5) Because gas exchange does not occur within the conducting zone of the respiratory system, it is also referred to as . a) physiological dead space b) pleural dead space c) pathological dead space d) anatomical dead space e) clinical dead space 6) A patient has a tidal volume of 650 mL/breath, an anatomical dead space of 150 mL, and a respiratory rate of 20 breaths/min. Calculate the patient’s alveolar ventilation rate (AVR). a) 5 L/min b) 5 mL/min c) 10 L/min d) 10 mL/min e) 100 L/min 7) What is the pressure of oxygen in normal atmospheric air? a) 0.3 mmHg b) 3.7 mmHg c) 159 mmHg d) 597 mmHg e) 760 mmHg 8) A patient has a tidal volume of 600 mL/breath and a respiratory rate of 15 breaths/min. Calculate the patient’s minute respiratory volume. a) 5.7 L/min b) 5.7 mL/min c) 9.0 L/min d) 9.0 mL/min e) 4.0 L/min 9) 10) Show Less