KROK 1 2014 – Question 94 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
When studying the signs of pulmonary ventilation, reduction of forced expiratory volume has been detected. What is the likely cause of this phenomenon?
- A. Increase of respiratory volume
- B. Increase of inspiratory reserve volume
- C. Increase of functional residual lung capacity
- D. Increase of pulmonary residual volume
- E. Obstructive pulmonary disease
Hint
Forced expiratory volume depends on how freely air can flow out of the lungs, so ask what process would raise the resistance to expiration.
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