Respiratory — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: Which leukotriene attracts and activates neutrophils? _____

Answer: Leukotriene B4

Flashcard 82: Stimulation of the _____ nerve can be used as a therapy for obstructive sleep apnea by increasing the diameter of the oropharyngeal airway

Answer: hypoglossal

Flashcard 83: Does "locked in" syndrome result in loss of consciousness? _____

Answer: No (preserved consciousness)

Flashcard 84: The _____ lining the epithelium of the respiratory tract help clear mucus and debris from the lungs via the mucociliary escalator

Answer: cilia

Flashcard 85: Mucosal defenses include normal _____, which provides nutrients and picks up leaked acids

Answer: blood supply

Extra: Robbins:

Flashcard 86: _____ ventilation is the volume of gas per unit time that reaches the alveoli (accounts for physiologic dead space)

Answer: Alveolar

Flashcard 87: What flow volume pattern would alveolar hyaline membranes (ARDS) cause? _____

Answer: Restrictive

Flashcard 88: The volume of gas remaining in the lungs after normal expiration is the _____

Answer: functional residual capacity

Flashcard 89: What is the effect of sympathetic innervation on the smooth muscle of the conducting airways of the lung? _____

Answer: Relaxation

Flashcard 90: _____ ventilation is the total volume of gas that enters the lungs per unit time

Answer: Minute