Chapter 13: Respiratory System Disorders

Chapter 13: Respiratory System Disorders

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What happens in the lungs when the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles relax?

ANS:  A                    REF:   275

2. The respiratory mucosa is continuous through the:
3. upper and lower respiratory tracts.
4. nasal cavities and the sinuses.
5. nasopharynx and oropharynx.
6. middle ear cavity and auditory tube.

ANS:  E                    REF:   273-274

3. Which of the following activities does NOT require muscle contractions and energy?

ANS:  C                    REF:   275

4. The maximum volume of air a person can exhale after a maximum inspiration is termed the:

ANS:  D                    REF:   276-277

5. Which of the following applies to the blood in the pulmonary artery?

ANS:  B                    REF:   279