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R E V I E W S H E E T

EXERCISE

NAME_________________________________ Respiratory System

LAB TIME/DATE ________________________ Mechanics
1. Define each of the following terms:

• respiration ___________________________________________________________________________________

• ventilation ___________________________________________________________________________________

• alveoli ___________________________________________________________________________________

• diaphragm ___________________________________________________________________________________

• inspiration ___________________________________________________________________________________

• expiration ___________________________________________________________________________________

2. Explain how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together to distribute oxygen to, and remove carbon dioxide from,
the cells of the body.

3. Match each of the definitions in Column A with the appropriate term in Column B.

Column A Column B

the percentage of vital capacity exhaled during a 1-second period a. tidal volume
of the FVC test
b. partial pressure
the amount of air that can be taken into the lungs beyond the tidal
volume c. inspiratory reserve volume

the amount of air that can be expelled from the lungs beyond the d. expiratory reserve volume
tidal volume
e. vital capacity
the volume of a normal breath
f. residual volume
the maximum amount of air that can be voluntarily moved in and
out of the lungs g. total lung capacity

the proportion of pressure that a single gas exerts within a mixture h. forced vital capacity (FVC)

the amount of air that can be expelled completely and rapidly as i. forced expiratory volume
possible after a maximum inspiration (FEV1)

the amount of air left in the lungs after a maximum exhalation

vital capacity plus residual volume

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4. Fill in the typical values (in ml) for each of the following terms.

tidal volume: _________________________________________________________________________

inspiratory reserve volume: _________________________________________________________________________

expiratory reserve volume: _________________________________________________________________________

vital capacity: _________________________________________________________________________

residual volume: _________________________________________________________________________

total lung capacity: _________________________________________________________________________

5. Circle the correct boldfaced term.

Emphysema is a lung problem that causes a(n) decrease / increase in tidal volume.

6. How do you calculate minute respiratory volume?

7. What was the effect of reducing the radius of the air flow tube on respiratory volumes?

8. What is the role of surfactant in respiration?

9. What would happen if surfactant were not present?

10. What happens in pneumothorax?

11. Why is it important that intrathoracic pressure be kept lower than atmospheric pressure?

12. What happens to the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood during rapid breathing?
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13. What happens to the partial pressure of carbon dioxide during rebreathing?

14. What happens to the partial pressure of carbon dioxide during breathholding?

The following questions refer to Activity 9: Comparative Spirometry.

15. What was the value obtained for the (FEV1/FVC)  100% with “normal breathing”?

16. What effect did “emphysema breathing” have on FVC and FEV1?

17. In “emphysema breathing” which of the two values, FVC and FEV1 changed the most? _____________________________

18. What effect did “acute asthma attack breathing” have on FVC and FEV1?

19. In “acute asthma attack breathing” which of the two values, FVC and FEV1 changed the most? ______________________

20. Describe the effect that the inhaler medication had on the FVC and FEV1.

21. Did the values return to “normal”? Explain. _______________________________________________________________

22. During “moderate exercise breathing,” which volumes changed the most?

23. During “heavy exercise breathing,” which volumes changed the most?