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Biology Laboratory Manual, 6/e
Darrell S. Vodopich, Baylor University
Randy Moore, University of Minnesota--Minneapolis


Exercise 43 - Human Biology

Choose the one answer that best answers the question.



1

What is the function of the respiratory system?
A)transport oxygen and nutrients to tissues
B)exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen
C)exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide
D)digest food molecules for energy
2

How do humans move air in and out of our lungs?
A)temperature gradients
B)concentration gradients
C)pressure gradients
D)osmosis
3

When a human inhales, the thoracic cavity expands, expanding our lungs and creating a _______.
A)negative pressure gradient
B)positive pressure gradient
C)neutral air pressure
D)positive concentration gradient
4

What is the primary structure used for generating the pressure gradients for respiration?
A)intercostal muscles
B)lungs
C)larynx
D)diaphragm
5

When a person inhales, the diaphragm moves ____ and the thoracic cavity _____.
A)up, expands
B)up, contracts
C)down, expands
D)down, contracts
6

Which volume measures the air that cannot be exhaled from the lungs?
A)residual
B)expiratory reserve
C)tidal
D)inspiratory reserve
7

The tidal volume is _____.
A)the air that cannot be exhaled
B)the air that can be exhaled after a normal exhalation
C)the air necessary to maintain the oxygen supply for the body's tissues
D)the total of the sum of the vital capacity and the residual volume
8

If a person has a tidal volume of 600mL and breathes 60 times a minute, then what is the person's respiratory minute volume?
A)10 mL/minute
B)0.1 mL/minute
C)36000 mL/minute
D)660 mL/minute
9

If a person has a vital capacity of 4650mL, a tidal volume of 650mL, and an expiratory reserve volume of 1300, then what is that person's inspiratory reserve volume?
A)6600mL
B)3000mL
C)4000mL
D)5300mL
10

Which of the following can affect one's vital capacity?
A)emphysema
B)pneumonia
C)exercise
D)all of the above
11

What is the function of the respiratory system?
A)transport oxygen and nutrients to tissues
B)exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen
C)exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide
D)digest food molecules for energy
12

How do humans move air in and out of our lungs?
A)temperature gradients
B)concentration gradients
C)pressure gradients
D)osmosis
13

When a human inhales, the thoracic cavity expands, expanding our lungs and creating a _______.
A)negative pressure gradient
B)positive pressure gradient
C)neutral air pressure
D)positive concentration gradient
14

What is the primary structure used for generating the pressure gradients for respiration?
A)intercostal muscles
B)lungs
C)larynx
D)diaphragm
15

When a person inhales, the diaphragm moves ____ and the thoracic cavity _____.
A)up, expands
B)up, contracts
C)down, expands
D)down, contracts
16

Which volume measures the air that cannot be exhaled from the lungs?
A)residual
B)expiratory reserve
C)tidal
D)inspiratory reserve
17

The tidal volume is _____.
A)the air that cannot be exhaled
B)the air that can be exhaled after a normal exhalation
C)the air necessary to maintain the oxygen supply for the body's tissues
D)the total of the sum of the vital capacity and the residual volume
18

If a person has a tidal volume of 600mL and breathes 60 times a minute, then what is the person's respiratory minute volume?
A)10 mL/minute
B)0.1 mL/minute
C)36000 mL/minute
D)660 mL/minute
19

If a person has a vital capacity of 4650mL, a tidal volume of 650mL, and an expiratory reserve volume of 1300, then what is that person's inspiratory reserve volume?
A)6600mL
B)3000mL
C)4000mL
D)5300mL
20

Which of the following can affect one's vital capacity?
A)emphysema
B)pneumonia
C)exercise
D)all of the above