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6. Type II respiratory failure can be caused by which of the following factors?

  • COPD
  • Sinusitis
  • Pericarditis
  • Hyperchondriasis

7. Which of the following can be classed as secondary functions of the respiratory system?

  • Pronation & Supination
  • Transportation & Gas Exchange
  • Phonation & Olfaction
  • Sination & Trachation

8. What is the medical term for a nose bleed?

  • Epitaxis
  • Nasalitis
  • Sinusitis
  • Phlebotomaxis

9. Approximately how many people die per day of lung cancer?

  • 64
  • 84
  • 94
  • 74

10. Why do the cilia of the upper respiratory tract waft down towards the lungs?

  • To push mucus towards the trachea so it can be destroyed in the stomach
  • To push mucus towards the pharynx so it can be destroyed in the stomach
  • To push mucus towards the larynx so it can be destroyed in the stomach
  • To push mucus towards the tongue so it can be destroyed in the stomach

11. What is sinusitis?

  • Inflammation and swelling of the meatuses
  • Inflammation and swelling of the mucosa of the sinuses
  • Inflammation and swelling of the chane
  • Inflammation and swelling of the basal membrane of the sinuses

12. Name the lobes of the left lung.

  • Proximal, Middle & Distal
  • Superior, Middle & Inferior
  • Superior & Inferior
  • Proximal & Distal

13. To which of the following is PaCO2 inversely proportional?

  • Gas exchange reflex
  • Rate of muscle twitching
  • Alveolar ventilation
  • Renal uptake

14. What do goblet cells secrete?

  • CSF
  • Mucus
  • Semen
  • Blood

15. Name the fissure(s) of the right lung.

  • Horizontal
  • Sagittal
  • Oblique & Horizontal
  • Oblique

16. Which of the following results in type I respiratory failure?

  • high PaO2 & normal/low PaO2
  • low PaO2 & normal/low PaO2
  • low PaO2 & high PaO2
  • high PaO2 & high PaO2

17. True or false: the right main bronchus is larger and more central than the left?

  • Only on a Tuesday
  • False
  • True
  • Pass

18. What is the main function of having blood vessels in the nasal cavity?

  • Pressure regulation
  • Gas exchange
  • Thermoregulation
  • Blood exchange

19. Name the structure after a terminal bronchiole.

  • Respiratory bronchiole
  • Bronchus
  • Alveolar Sac
  • Alveolus

20. True or false: the right lung is slightly larger than the left lung?

  • Pass
  • False
  • True
  • Only when it's raining