#Question id: 11061
#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
#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
#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?
#Question id: 11065
#7. System Physiology – Animal
A liquid-ventilated lung compared to a gas-ventilated lung
#Question id: 11066
#7. System Physiology – Animal
A 22-year-old woman has a pulmonary compliance of 0.2 L/cm H2O and a pleural pressure of −4 cm H2O. What is the pleural pressure (in cm H2O) when the woman inhales 1.0 L of air?
#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?