RT Ch. 1 Airways/Alveoli Practice Quiz-B

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  1. What influences how easily water vapor can cross membranes?

Partial pressure of water vapor

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  1. When does the temperature of air reach isothermic saturation (body temperature; 37*C)?

In the bronchi, past the carina

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  1. Of the two ways water can move, which is active transport?

Hydrostatic pressure

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  1. Gas exchange is not inhibited when

Temp is 37*C

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  1. What happens to air temperature as it travels from pharynx to trachea?

Increases from 30C to 33C

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  1. Inspired gas has to be warmed to ___ and humidified to ___ before it reaches the alveoli.

37°C; 100%

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  1. What are the posterior nasal apertures?

Choanae

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  1. Osmosis is diffusion of water across a membrane.

True

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  1. What is divided by the nasal septum?

Nasal fossae

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  1. What is the medical term for nostrils?

Nares

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  1. Which type of transport requires ATP?

Active transport