1.) If the blood pressure in all pulmonary capillaries is thesame, would you expect the capillaries to be open or collapsed?
2.) If all pulmonary capillaries are open when lying down, whatis the functional effect on the diffusion of O2 and CO2?
1.) If the blood pressure in all pulmonary capillaries is thesame, would you expect the capillaries to be open or collapsed?
2.) If all pulmonary capillaries are open when lying down, whatis the functional effect on the diffusion of O2 and CO2?
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3. Ms. X is a 35 year old school teacher who suffers from acid indigestion and self-medicates by drinking baking soda dissolved in water.
Which acid-base disorder would you expect to develop in this client?
A. Respiratory Acidosis
B. Respiratory Alkalosis
C. Metabolic Alkalosis
D. Metabolic Acidosis
4. Ms. X is a 35 year old school teacher who suffers from acid indigestion and self-medicates by drinking baking soda dissolved in water.
What effect does metabolic acidosis have on respiratory rate?
a. | decrease | |
b. | increase | |
c. | both increase and decrease | |
d. | none of the above |
5. When comparing systemic capillaries to pulmonary capillaries, which of the following statements is true?
a. | The hydrostatic pressure at the arteriolar end of the systemic capillary is higher that the hydrostatic pressure at the arteriolar end of the pulmonary capillaries. | |
b. | The hydrostatic pressure at the VENULAR end of the systemic capillary is LOWER than the hydrostatic pressure at the VENULAR end of the pulmonary capillaries. | |
c. | The OSMOTIC pressure at the VENULAR end of the systemic capillary is LOWER than the osmotic pressure at the VENULAR end of the pulmonary capillaries. | |
d. | None of the above |
6. The osmotic pressure within a capillary is an absorptive force. The osmotic pressure develops as a result of which of the following?
a. | carbohydrates | |
b. | lipids | |
c. | proteins | |
d. | nucleic acids |
7. Which of the following organs synthesizes albumin?
a. | kidney | |
b. | liver | |
c. | spleen | |
d. | heart |
8. Ascites is due to which of the following?
a. | liver dysfunction | |
b. | reduced plasma albumin levels | |
c. | excessive loss of fluid from to capillary into the interstitial space | |
d. | all of the above |
9. Which of the following diseases is associated with ascites?
a. | alcoholism | |
b. | MALNUTRITION | |
c. | both a and b | |
d. | none of the above |
10. Which of the following tteatments isused to resolve ascites caused by alcoholic liver dicrease
A. | paracentesis | |
B. | liver transplant | |
C. | CESSATION OF ALCOHO; COMSUMPTION | |
D. | all of the above |
QUESTION 11:
At pH 7.4, some of the H2CO3 produced from a reaction catalyzed by carbonic anhydrase immediately dissociates into A. H+, CO2 B. H+, HCO3- C. OH-, CO2 D. OH-, HCO3- |
a. | . | |
b. | . | |
c. | . | |
d. | . |
12. The pH of the patientâs blood is 7.7. The patient is alkalotic and her ratio of bicarbonate to carbonic acid is
A. 10 to 1
B. 20 to 1
C. 30 to 1
D. 40 to 1
E. 50 to 1
13. THE NORMAL VALUE FOR THE BICARBONATE ION IS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a. | 240 mEq/l | |
b. | 24 mEq/L | |
c. | 40 mEq/L | |
d. | none of the above |
1) At what point is the amount of oxygen at its highest?
in the capillaries during strenous activity | ||
in the lungs | ||
in the capillaries at rest | ||
in muscle tissue during strenous activity |
2) You have diagnosed a patient with an iron deficiency. Themost likely result of this is
low carbon dioxide content | ||
very red blood | ||
low oxygen content | ||
high oxygen content |
3) Why are insects limited to relatively small sizes?
Their respiratory system relies on diffusion which is slow overlong distances | ||
Their respiratory muscles are smooth muscle only | ||
They have a closed circulatory system | ||
Their exoskeleton cannot support larger-bodied animals |
4) Air rushes into the lungs of humans during inhalationbecause
the volume of the thoracic cavity increases | ||
pressure in the alveoli increases | ||
the diaphragm contracts and pushes upward on the chestcavity | ||
smooth muscle lining the trachea and bronchi contracts andcauses their volume to increase |