Physiology Block 2

Question 0

What is hypopnea?

Answer 0

Decreased breathing

Question 1

What is hyperpnea?

Answer 1

Increased breathing

Question 2

What is dyspnea?

Answer 2

Uncomfortable breathing, awareness of breathing

Question 3

What is tachypnea?

Answer 3

Increased frequency of breathing

Question 4

What is hyperventilation?

Answer 4

Breathing in excess to metabolic needs resulting in deceased arterial pressure of CO2 (PaCO2)

Question 5

What is hypoventilation?

Answer 5

Breathing insufficiently for metabolic needs resulting in increased arterial pressure of CO2 (PaCO2)

Question 6

What is hypoxia?

Answer 6

Reduced oxygen in inspired air

Question 7

What is hypoxemia?

Answer 7

Reduced oxygen in arterial blood

Question 8

What is hypercapnea?

Answer 8

Increase arterial or alveolar pressure of CO2 (PaCO2, PACO2).

Question 9

What is apnea?

Answer 9

Cessation of breathing

Question 10

If a volume of a gas remains constant, the pressure of the gas is proportional to its ________.

Answer 10

temperature

Question 11

What is the Ideal Gas Law?

Answer 11

PV = nRT

Question 12

The pressure of a gas in arterial blood is determined by the _______ of the gas.

Answer 12

kinetic energy, which is determined by the temperature