#Question id: 11083
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A 55-year-old male has a pulmonary embolism that
partially blocks the blood flow to his right lung. Which point on the
ventilation-perfusion line of the O2-CO2 diagram corresponds to the alveolar
gas of his right lung?
#Question id: 11082
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A 67-year-old man has a solid tumor that pushes
against an airway partially obstructing air flow to the distal alveoli. Which
point on the ventilation-perfusion line of the O2-CO2 diagram corresponds to
the alveolar gas of these distal alveoli?
#Question id: 11078
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A child has been eating round candies approximately 1
and 1.5 cm in diameter and inhaled one down his airway blocking his left
bronchiole. Which of the following will describe the changes that occur?
#Question id: 11074
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A 30-year-old woman performs a valsalva maneuver about
30 min after eating lunch. Which of the following best describes the changes in
pulmonary and systemic blood volumes that occur in this woman?
#Question id: 11073
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
The respiratory passageways have smooth muscle in their walls. Which of the following best describes the effect of acetylcholine and epinephrine on the respiratory passageways?
#Question id: 11069
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A 22-year-old woman inhales as much air as possible and exhales as much air as she can producing the spirogram shown in the figure. A residual volume of 1.0 L was determined using the helium dilution technique. What is her functional residual capacity (in liters)?
