Diving Physiology — Flashcards

Diving Physiology — Flashcards

Diving Physiology — Flashcards
#1

A deep breath _____ the secretion of surfactant by stretching the type II cells.

#2

High altitude initially causes _____ alkalosis and hypoxia, which may cause acute altitude sickness

#3

_____ may be caused by hypoxemia (hypoxia or hypoxemia)

#4

Water fall effect has been used to describe the blood flow in the _____ portion of lung.

#5

The partial pressure of water vapor at a normal body temperature of 37C is _____ mm Hg.

#6

Hering-Breuer reflexes are mediated by _____ adapting pulmonary stretch receptors and the impulses travel in the vagus nerve via large myelinated fibers.

#7

The graph given below shows _____ _____thoracic obstruction

Hint: variable/fixed

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#8

The graph given depicts the _____ effect

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#9

The alveolar gas equation states that the alveolar Po2 (PAo2) equals: _____

#10

According to Fick's law, the rate of diffusion of a gas (Vgas) is equal to: _____

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