The sensation of temperature is signaled mainly by warm and cold receptors whose sensory fibers travel in association with the sensory fibers carrying pain signals. Which of the following statements best characterizes the transmission of signals from warm receptors?

#Question id: 10878

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The resistance of the pulmonary tree is so low that a 1 cm of water pressure gradient is sufficient to cause normal air flow during resting conditions. Which of the following often has a substantial resistance during pulmonary disease states that can limit alveolar ventilation?

#Question id: 11059

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A healthy, 45-year-old man is reading the newspaper. Which of the following muscles are used for quiet breathing?

#Question id: 11060

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A healthy, 25-year-old medical student participates in a 10-km charity run for the American Heart Association. Which of the following muscles does the student use (contract) during expiration?

#Question id: 11061

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The pleural pressure of a normal 56-year-old woman is approximately −5 cm H2O during resting conditions immediately before inspiration (i.e., at functional residual capacity). What is the pleural pressure (in cm H2O) during inspiration?

#Question id: 11062

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The alveolar pressure of a normal 77-year-old woman is approximately 1 cm H2O during expiration. What is the alveolar pressure during inspiration (in cm H2O)?

#Question id: 11063

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A man inspires 1000 ml from a spirometer. The intrapleural pressure was −4 cm H2O before inspiration and −12 cm H2O the end of inspiration. What is the compliance of the lungs?