pg. 1 WCU PHYS 261 Final Exam/ Study Questions with Correct Answers/ Updated 2024.
What are the 2 types of respiration? - Correct Answer - internal respiration and external respiration
In which direction does air flow due to pressure differences? - Correct Answer - from a high area to a low area
What is internal respiration? - Correct Answer - Gas exchange that occurs between the aleveoli and RBCs, and between the RBCs and tissue
What is external respiration? - Correct Answer - air movement between the lungs and the atmosphere
What is inhalation? - Correct Answer - when air moves from the atmosphere into the lungs
What is exhalation? - Correct Answer - when air moves from the lungs into the atmosphere
What is Boyle's Law? - Correct Answer - that pressure and volume are inversely proportional
What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level? - Correct Answer - 760 mmHg
What is intrapulmonary pressure? - Correct Answer - pressure inside the lungs
What is intrapulmonary volume? - Correct Answer - volume inside the lungs
What is the atmospheric pressure and intrapulmonary pressure when you are at rest?(neither inhaling or exhaling) - Correct Answer - 760mmHg
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pg. 2 What is the lung volume during rest? - Correct Answer - 400ml air
For inspiration, is the intrapulmonary pressure higher or lower than the atmospheric pressure? - Correct Answer - lower
What are the steps of inspiration? - Correct Answer - -blood O2 levels are low, while CO2 is high -chemoreceptors get stimulated -chemoreceptors stimulate medulla(respiratory center) -medulla stimulates the phrenic nerve -phrenic nerve stimulates the diaphragm and respiratory muscles -diaphragm and muscles move down and outward -negative pressure created inside the lungs -thoracic veins drain blood into the lungs -increase in intrapulmonary volume -decrease in intrapulmonary pressure by 4mmHg= 756mmHg -air enters lungs
What are the 2 types of chemoreceptors and their functions? - Correct Answer - Central receptors -located near the medulla -detect hydrogen concentration in CSF and by detecting hydrogen, it can tell if CO2 has increased Peripheral receptors -found in carotid artery and aortic bodies -detects a decrease in O2 levels, and if decreased, it stimulates the medulla
What are the steps of expiration? - Correct Answer - -inhalation caused the lungs to be filled with air -stimulates stretch receptors within the medulla -medulla inhibits the phrenic nerve -diaphragm and respiratory muscles no longer stimulated by phrenic nerve -diaphragm and muscles relax 2 / 3
pg. 3 -diaphragm moves up and muscles move inward -lungs recoil properly -blood is pushed out of the lungs -decrease in intrapulmonary volume -increase in intrapulmonary pressure by 8mmHg= 764mmHg -air leaves lungs
What are the parts of components capacity and their meaning? - Correct Answer - a- tidal volume(TV): a normal breath b- inspiratory reserve volume(IRV): the amount of air your can forcefully inhale after a normal inhale c- expiratory reserve volume(ERV): the amount of air you can forcefully exhale after a normal exhale
d- vital capacity(VC): the amount of air that can be manipulated
e- residual volume(RV): the amount of air always left in the lungs
f-total lung capacity(TLC): the total amount of air your lungs can hold
What is pH, its range, and the categories within its range? - Correct Answer - -the concentration of free hydrogen ions in a solution -0-14 -acidic: 0-7, neutral: 7-8, basic: 8-14
What is acidosis, the 2 types of acid-base disturbances, and their meanings? - Correct Answer - -pH is acidic -metabolic: imbalance between acid and base due to excess acid in the body or not enough base in the body
-respiratory: imbalance between acid and base due to excess CO2 in the body
What is alkalosis, the 2 types of acid-base disturbances, and their meanings? - Correct Answer - -pH is alkaline(basic) -metabolic: imbalance between acid and base due to excess base in body or not enough acid in body respiratory: imbalance between acid and base due to not enough CO2 in body
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