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#Question id: 8692


Which of the following statements is accurate with regard to a phylogeny, as represented by a phylogenetic tree?

#9. Diversity of Life Forms
  1. Descendant groups (branches) from the same node likely share many derived characters.
  2. A monophyletic group can be properly based on convergent features.
  3. The ancestral group often has all the derived characters of the descendant species.
  4. Shared ancestral characters are excellent traits to use in developing a phylogeny.
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#Question id: 11068

#7. System Physiology – Animal

A patient has a dead space of 150 ml, functional residual capacity of 3 L, tidal volume of 650 ml, expiratory reserve volume of 1.5 L, total lung capacity of 8 L, and respiratory rate of 15 breaths/min. What is the residual volume?

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#Question id: 11070

#7. System Physiology – Animal

A patient has a dead space of 150 ml, functional residual capacity of 3 L, tidal volume of 650 ml, expiratory reserve volume of 1.5 L, a total lung capacity of 8 L, respiratory rate of 15 breaths/min. What is the alveolar ventilation?

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#Question id: 11071

#7. System Physiology – Animal

At the end of inhalation, with an open glottis, the pleural pressure is

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#Question id: 11072

#7. System Physiology – Animal

The following diagram shows pulmonary airway resistance expressed as a function of pulmonary volume. Which relationship best describes the normal lung?


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#Question id: 11075

#7. System Physiology – Animal

A 65-year-old man with emphysema due to 34 years of cigarette smoking is admitted to hospital due to dyspnea. With further tests the mean pulmonary arterial pressure is determined to be 45 mm Hg at rest. He is hypoxic (PO2 = 49 mm Hg), hypercapnic (85 mm Hg), and slightly acidotic. The cardiovascular and oxygen changes are due to which of the following?

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#Question id: 11076

#7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following will decrease pulmonary blood flow resistance?