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1. A s the Transpulmonary pressure Ptp increases you would a. exhale b. inhale c

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Question

1. A s the Transpulmonary pressure Ptp increases you would a. exhale b. inhale c. neither exhale nor inhale d. Increase compliance e. Increase elastance , in order to take a breath the Transpulmonary pressure (Ptp) s Compliance Increases would have to: a. remain the same b. decrease c. increase d. be equal to the elastance e. depend on the depth the exhale The ability of the lung to Return to its resting volume is called a. compliance b. emphysema c. elastance d. Surfactant e. Perfusion 4. The process of External respiration includes a. pulmonary ventilation b. The transport of oxygen c. The transport of carbon dioxide d. The Exchange of gases between blood and the cells e. all of the above Most of the oxygen transported by the blood is a. dissolved in plasma b. bound to hemoglobin c. in ionic form as solute in the plasma d. bound to the same protein as carbon dioxide e. carried by white blood cells Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood is transported as a. solute dissolved in the plasma b. carbaminohemoglobin c. bicarbonate ions d. solute dissolved in the cytoplasm of red blood cells e. carbonic acid 5. 6.

Explanation / Answer

1) As transpulmonary pressure increases, we would exhale (option "a"). The reason due to this is that this positive pressure keeps our lungs from collapsing.
2) In order to take the breath, the transpulmonary pressure would have to decrease (option "b") below atmospheric pressure to allow the air inside the lungs. This is usually referred as negative pressure.

3) This is called compliance (option "a") as it indicates the ability of the lung's elasticity.