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Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exam: Human Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test - Respiration
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Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exam: Human Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test - Respiration
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1. Contraction of the diaphragm results in inspiration as a result of
2. Oxygen unloading at the tissue level is accelerated by
3. Although most carbon dioxide is transported as bicarbonate, and some is dissolved in plasma, about 20% is carried
4. The reaction of carbon dioxide and water leading to the formation of carbonic acid is catalyzed by
5. __________ is the volume of air moved into or out of the respiratory system during a single respiratory cycle.
6. Movement of respiratory gases is primarily dependent upon the presence of a(n) _____ gradient.
7. During the act of swallowing, entry of liquids and solid materials into the respiratory tract is prevented by the
8. Length of inspiration is shortened by inhibitory impulses originating within the
9. Septal (Type II) cells in the lung produce __________, which reduces the surface tension within alveoli. Infant respiratory distress syndrome results in individuals producing an inadequate amount of the substance.
10. The volume of air in the respiratory conduction passages that does NOT participate in gas exchange is the