What is barometric pressure? How is it related to physiologic pressure measurements?

Q: following gas exchange in the lungs blood returns to the left side of the heart and it's distributed…

A: Cells require a constant supply of energy. To do so, they require oxygen to obtain energy and…

Q: How is the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) caused?

A: Positive end expiratory pressure:-Positive end expiratory pressure or PEEP is the pressure above…

Q: What happens to arterial PO2, PCO2, and H1 concentration during moderate and strenuous exercise?

A: According to Dalton's law, every gas in a mixture of gases exerts its pressure independent of other…

Q: What is the Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV) given that: TV = 550ml, VC = 5L; TLC = 6L; and IRV =…

A: The respiratory system is the biological system consisting of a network of organs and tissues,…

Q: How does the partial pressure of oxygen change as altitude changes?How does the partial pressure of…

A: The partial pressure of the oxygen changes when the altitude changes. The partial pressure of oxygen…

Q: What is the purpose of releasing the pressure at 2-3 mmHg/sec? Why not much faster or slower?

A: Blood pressure is the force exerted by the heart as it pumps blood throughout the body against the…

Q: What is tidal volume?

A: Lung volume and lung capacity are the two main terms used in the respiratory system. Lung volume or…

Q: If the residual volume = 1200ml, inspiratory reserve volume = 3100 ml, expiratory reserve volume =…

A: It is the volume of air that will remain in the lungs after a normal expiration.

Q: What are the pressures in the pulmonary veins, pulmonary capillaries, systemic capillaries and…

A: Respiration is one of the major process of the human body that aids in exchange of air/gases between…

Q: What is expiratory reserve volume (ERV)?

A: Respiration is a biochemical process of oxidation of organic compounds in an orderly manner for the…

Q: 67. Which of the following points on this flow-volume loop represents peak expiratory flow in a…

A: This is a plot shows inspiratory and expiratory flow against volume. This shows lungs capacity.

Q: According to Dalton’s law, what is the partial pressure of amixture of gases? What is water vapor…

A: Partial pressure is the pressure produced by a single molecule present in the mixture. Dalton's law…

Q: Calculate the compliance (In terms of mL/mmHg) for the values in the figure. For tidal volume is 582…

A: Introduction: The alteration in the volume of lung per unit alteration in airway pressure is the…

Q: What is the equilibrium equation for the interconversion between carbon dioxide, water, carbonic…

A: Carbamino - heamoglobin - CO2 which is carried by heamoglobin. Carbonic anhydrase - RBC contain a…

Q: How do you regulate the amount of oxygen that enters and the amount of carbon dioxide that leaves…

A: Breathing As the name implies, breathing is defined as "the act of bringing oxygen into the body and…

Q: What are the two vital signs for assessing breathing and circulation

A: The body's most basic functions can be observed and calculted as Vital signs. There are usually four…

Q: Where are central chemoreceptors and peripheralchemoreceptors? Which are most important for…

A: • The aortic body is one of the peripheral chemoreceptors; it detects changes in blood oxygen and…

Q: how the effect of dynamic compression decrease expiratory flow rates?

A: Dynamic compression of the airways occurs when the value of intrapleural pressure becomes equal or…

Q: Given the following values: ERV=1700mL ERV + TAV= 2200 mL VC= 3000 mL 1) TAV ( TV)= tidal volume=…

A: Minute ventilation, also known as total ventilation, is a measurement of the amount of air that…

Q: How do you control oxygen coming in and carbon dioxide going out of your body? In the partial…

A: Ans.  Breathing  The process of taking oxygen into the body and removing carbon dioxide out of the…

Q: What would happen to tidal volume during exercise? How? Be specific.

A: Breathing involves two stages: inspiration during which atmospheric air is drawn in and expiration…

Q: For the following two questions, select all lung volumes which must be added together to calculate…

A: Lung volumes refer to the various air volumes that can be measured inside the lungs when breathing.…

Q: Describe Poiseuille’s law for airflow?

A: The respiratory tract resistance to airflow during the inhalation and exhalation is referred to as…

Q: What are the normal values for males and females for tidal volume?

A: The volume of air that is inhaled or held or even stored in the lungus is known as a respiratory…

Q: What is the composition of a synchondrosis, and where in the body is it found?

A: Bones provide supports, protect internal organs, provide shape and structure to the body. A human…