Egan's Chapter 9 - The Respiratory System.
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
A. Continuous absorption of oxygen (O2) and excretion of carbon dioxide - answer✔What is the
primary purpose of the respiratory system?
a. Continuous absorption of oxygen (O2) and excretion of carbon dioxide
b. Filtering to prevent allergens and microbes from reaching the lungs
c. Transport oxygenated blood to the tissues
d. Warm and humidify inspired gas
d. Exchange of gases between the blood and the tissue - answer✔What is meant by "internal
respiration"?
a. Any gas exchange that occurs inside the body
b. Consumption of O2
in the mitochondria
c. Continuous absorption of O2
and excretion of carbon dioxide
d. Exchange of gases between the blood and the tissue
d. Simple diffusion - answer✔By what mechanism does gas exchange across the lung occur?
a. Active transport
b. Facilitated diffusion
c. Facilitated transport
d. Simple diffusion
c. Protect the vital organs. - answer✔What is the function of the thorax?
a. Facilitate digestion.
b. Heat, humidify, and filter gases.
c. Protect the vital organs.
d. Vocalization.
c. Parietal pleura - answer✔What is the name of the thin serous membrane that covers the inner
layer of the
thoracic wall?
a. Cupula
b. Mesothelioma
c. Parietal pleura
d. Visceral pleura
b. Manubrium - answer✔What is the name of the upper portion of the sternum?
a. Angle of Louis
b. Manubrium
c. Vertebral process
d. Xiphoid process
b. At the join between the manubrium and sternal body - answer✔Where does the sternal angle
lie?
a. At the depression in the body of the sternum to which the clavicles attach
b. At the join between the manubrium and sternal body
c. At the superior edge of the sternum
a. Sternal angle - answer✔What is the name of the external landmark that identifies the point at
which the trachea
branches into the right and left main stem bronchi?
a. Sternal angle
b. Cricoid cartilage
c. Suprasternal notch
d. Xiphoid process
b. 1 through 7 - answer✔Which of rib pairs connect directly to the sternum?
a. 1 through 4
b. 1 through 7
c. 1 through 12
d. 11 through 12
c. Floating ribs - answer✔What are rib pairs 11 and 12 known as?
a. False ribs
b. Faux ribs
c. Floating ribs
d. True ribs
b. Costal groove on the bottom of each rib - answer✔The intercostal arteries, veins, and nerves
run through which of the following?
a. Costal groove on the top of each rib
b. Costal groove on the bottom of each rib
c. Fibers of the intercostal musculature
d. Surface of the parietal pleura
b. 1 and 2 - answer✔Which of the following muscles are considered primary muscles of
ventilation?
1. Diaphragm
2. Intercostals
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