Chapter 13a: Practice Quiz E

Question 1

Which one of the following is NOT true of lung cancer?

Answer 1

It only occurs in smokers.

Question 2

The abbreviation IRDS stands for

Answer 2

infant respiratory distress syndrome

Question 3

The lack of adequate surfactant can result in

Answer 3

infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS)

Question 4

Surfactant prevents lung collapse by lowering water surface tension

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which respiratory disease in which sufferers are often called ‘pink puffers’?

Answer 5

emphysema

Question 6

What accounts for the majority of cases of lung cancer?

Answer 6

adenocarcinoma

Question 7

Which of these disorders is related to loss of elasticity of the lungs?

Answer 7

emphysema

Question 8

Which non-respiratory air movement clears the entire upper respiratory passageways?

Answer 8

coughing

Question 9

Which is NOT a feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Answer 9

Most patients have a genetic predisposition to COPD.

Question 10

What is the most common cause of lung cancer?

Answer 10

smoking

Question 11

Abnormal bronchial sound when mucus is in the lung passages?

Answer 11

wheezing (rhonchi)

Question 12

The homeostatic imbalance associated with death of full-term newborns

Answer 12

SIDS

Question 13

Lung collapse is called

Answer 13

atelectasis

Question 14

Hypoxia produce characteristic signs of cyanosis and respiratory distress.

Answer 14

True