KROK 1 2018 – Question 65 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A person has increased pulmonary ventilation due to physical exertion. What indicator of external respiration will be significantly increased compared to the resting state?
- A. Respiratory volume
- B. Inspiratory reserve volume
- C. Expiratory reserve volume
- D. Total lung capacity
- E. Vital lung capacity
Hint
Think about how the body raises minute ventilation and what happens to the reserves of air in the lungs when each breath becomes deeper.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Physiology
- The carotid bodies on both sides were removed in a test animal. Which of the listed factors WILL NOT be able to cause hyperventilation in the test…
- Due to prolonged stay in the mountains at the altitude of 3000 m above the sea level, a person developed increased oxygen capacity of blood, which…
- A force generated by the muscle is not enough to lift a load. What type of muscle contraction occurs in this case?
- Atria of a test animal were superdistended with blood, which resulted in decreased reabsorption of Na+ and water in renal tubules. This can be…
- The dorsal root of the spinal nerve of a test animal was severed. What changes will occur in the innervation area?
- Due to destruction of certain structures of the brainstem a test animal has lost its orientation reflexes in response to strong light stimuli. What…