Diving Physiology — Flashcards

A deep breath _____ the secretion of surfactant by stretching the type II cells.

High altitude initially causes _____ alkalosis and hypoxia, which may cause acute altitude sickness

_____ may be caused by hypoxemia (hypoxia or hypoxemia)

Water fall effect has been used to describe the blood flow in the _____ portion of lung.

The partial pressure of water vapor at a normal body temperature of 37C is _____ mm Hg.

Hering-Breuer reflexes are mediated by _____ adapting pulmonary stretch receptors and the impulses travel in the vagus nerve via large myelinated fibers.

The graph given below shows _____ _____thoracic obstruction

Hint: variable/fixed

The graph given depicts the _____ effect

The alveolar gas equation states that the alveolar Po2 (PAo2) equals: _____

According to Fick's law, the rate of diffusion of a gas (Vgas) is equal to: _____