Pre-Lab Quiz

Respiratory Air Flow and Volume

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1. Tidal volume (VT):

A. is the volume breathed in each minute.
B. is the volume breathed in each breath.
C. is unaffected by the frequency of breathing.
2. Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV):
A. is the maximal amount of air that can be exhaled from the lungs after a normal
expiration.
B. is very small and unimportant in normal respiration.
C. is kept at a low volume so that the vast bulk of the alveolar gas can be replaced
with fresh air during the next inspiration.
3. Residual Volume (RV):
A. is mostly found in the anatomical dead space.
B. is the volume of gas left in the respiratory system after exhaling maximally.
C. makes no contribution to maintaining the patency of the alveoli and terminal
airways.
4. Vital Capacity (VC):
A. is a measure of the maximum volume of gas in the respiratory system that can
be exchanged with each breath.
B. is a measure of the volume of gas normally exchanged with each breath.
C. is a measure of the amount of gas that it is vital to retain in the respiratory system
at the end of expiration.
5. Total Lung Capacity (TLC):
A. is a measure of the volume of gas in the respiratory system at the end of a
maximal inspiration.
B. increases as the frequency of breathing increases.
C. is constant in amount from person to person.
6. In the respiratory system, the major difference between a volume and a capacity is
that:
A. a capacity is the sum of at least two volumes.
B. a volume is the sum of at least two capacities.
C. their units are different.
7. Forced Expired Volume in one second (FEV1):
A. has the units of liters per minute.
B. is the same whatever the starting volume in the airways.
C. provides a measure of the resistance of the airways to flow.
8. During normal resting respiration, in the same breath:
A. the volume of the exhaled gas exceeds that of the inhaled gas.
B. the temperature of the exhaled gas is the same as that of the inhaled gas.
C. the water content of the exhaled gas is that same as that of the inhaled gas.

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