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Question 1 of 5

Total alveolar surface area is reduced in

A. lung cancer

B. atelectasis

C. emphysema

D. pneumothorax

Correct Answer: emphysema

Question 2 of 5

Which of these statements is correct?

A. Regular bronchioles are the most distal part of the respiratory tract to contain glands.

B. Larynx do contain significant amounts of smooth muscle

C. Goblet cells are abundant in the small bronchi and respiratory bronchioles

D. Elastic fibres are more abundant in the bronchi and bronchioles than the upper respiratory tract.

Correct Answer: Elastic fibres are more abundant in the bronchi and bronchioles than the upper respiratory tract.

Question 3 of 5

The atmospheric pressure at sea level is

A. 1,000mm Hg.

B. 760mm Hg.

C. 540mm Hg.

D. 400mm Hg.

Correct Answer: 760mm Hg.

Question 4 of 5

which one of the following statements is false about the trachea?

A. c-shaped rings

B. covered by epiglottis

C. it split into the right and left lungs

D. non of the above

Correct Answer: covered by epiglottis

Question 5 of 5

The inspiratory capacity is a total of what two pulmonary volumes?

A. tidal volume and inspiratory reserve volume

B. vital capacity and tidal volume

C. vital capacity and inspiratory reserve volume

D. residual volume and tidal volume

Correct Answer: tidal volume and inspiratory reserve volume

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