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Respiration Anatomy and Physiology Quiz

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neither the lung nor the thorax is really at their respective rest position

A. functional residual capacity

B. visceral pleura

C. TLC

D. pleural linkage


supplies innervation to the diaphragm

A. phrenic nerves ( C3,4,5)

B. spinal nerves

C. CN X

D. CN V


has passive and active properties, during effortful tasks like coughing, sneezing, and certain voicing tasks, it contracts to compress the contents inside

A. abdominal wall

B. diaphragm

C. sternum

D. clavicle


serves for attachment of certain respiratory muscles like the trapezius, pectoralis major and sternocleidomastoid

A. clavicle

B. sternum

C. abdominal wall

D. bronchi


breath hold, bare down (e.g., giving birth)

A. intra-thoracic pressure

B. abdominal unit

C. external intercostal muscles

D. negative subglottal pressure


serves as an attachment for ribs 1 and 2

A. manubrium

B. the corpus

C. the xiphoid process


serves as a partial attachment for many muscles, the smallest

A. the manubrium

B. the corpus

C. the xiphoid process


the act of inspiration is always passive

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


added to the passive expiratory driving force by generating muscle contraction

A. active expiratory pressure

B. passive expiration

C. passive expiratory pressure

D. active pressure


due to the elastic properties of the respiratory system, the alveolar pressure is changed by____

A. passive force

B. active force


During quiet/passive exhalation____ from the stretched inspiratory muscles is released

A. potential (stored) energy

B. active expiratory pressure

C. recoil forces

D. non-muscular forces


accessory muscles

A. muscles of quiet inspiration

B. muscles of forced inspiration


when the diaphragm moves downward and the force is transferred to the lower ribs moving them outward, the pressure rises and the lower rib cage….

A. expands

B. shrinks

C. rests

D. contracts


a cartilaginous structure that allows air to pass from the nose and mouth into the lungs

A. trachea

B. bronchi

C. lungs

D. ribs


For air to flow out of the lungs (expiration), alveolar pressure must be less than atmospheric pressure

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


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