Activity 2: What’s Wrong with These Statements?
Please correct the following statements:
1.The phrenic nerves fire during inspiration only.
2.There is one segmental bronchus for each lobe of thelung
3.The most abundant cells in the lung are the squamousalveolar cells.
4.If you increase the volume of a given quantity of gas, itspressure increases.
5.The greatest effect of accelerated breathing is to increasethe oxygen content of the blood.
6.Oxygen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
7.Most of the air one inhales never make it to thealveoli.
8.The lower the PCO2 of the blood is, the lower its pHis.
Activity 3: Why Should I Care?
1. You are taking care of a patient withObesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome. You expect to see signs ofchronic respiratory acidosis in the patient’s ABG (arterial bloodgas) results. What do you look for? (Pa = partial pressure)
a.Increasing pH
b.Increased PaCO2
c.Increased bicarbonate (HCO3-)
d.Decreased bicarbonate (HCO3-)
2. In a patient with COPD, the primary imbalance is likely tobe:
a.Respiratory alkalosis
b.Respiratory acidosis
c.Metabolic alkalosis
d.Metabolic acidosis
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