What non-respiratory air movement is intended to ventilate all alveoli?
A) cough
B) hiccup
C) yawn
D) sneeze
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Question 2) Six-year-old Timothy is small for his age, has dry skin, and scanty hair. He also shows signs of intellectual impairment. What disorder do you suspect?
A) goiter
B) pituitary dwarfism
C) myxedema
D) exophthalmos
E) cretinism
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Question 3) The total amount of exchangeable air is known as ________.
A) residual volume
B) inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
C) tidal volume (TV)
D) vital capacity (VC)
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Question 4) Without iodine in the diet, which thyroid gland disorder may result?
A) Graves' disease
B) cretinism
C) pituitary dwarfism
D) goiter
E) myxedema
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Question 5) ________ volume is the air moved into and out of the lungs during normal quiet breathing and is approximately 500 mL of air.
A) Tidal
B) Vital capacity
C) Residual
D) Inspiratory capacity
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Question 6) The body's major metabolic hormone, which is actually two iodine-containing hormones, is called ________.
A) prolactin (PRL)
B) growth hormone (GH)
C) adrenaline
D) thyroid hormone
E) calcitonin
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Question 7) Lung collapse, or ________, can occur if the intrapleural pressure equals atmospheric pressure when air enters the pleural space.
A) pleurisy
B) atelectasis
C) rales
D) wheezing
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Question 8) Where are the parathyroid glands located?
A) on top of the kidneys
B) directly below the Adam's apple
C) within the mediastinum
D) within the pancreas
E) posterior surface of the thyroid gland
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Question 9) Air flowing out of the lungs is known as ________.
A) expiration
B) respiratory gas transport
C) inhalation
D) inspiration
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Question 10) Alcohol inhibits the secretion of ________.
A) parathyroid hormone (PTH)
B) antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
C) glucagon
D) oxytocin
E) prolactin (PRL)
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