Respiratory — Flashcards

Corticosteroids are important for fetal _____ production and overall lung development

Reflexes in which both afferent and efferent pathways are contained in the vagus nerve are called _____ reflexes

Restrictive lung diseases are characterized by a _____ total lung capacity

During expiration, decreased lung volumes result in an _____ in extra-alveolar vessel resistance

Which lung volume cannot be measured on spirometry?_____

The volume of air that can be forcibly expired after a maximal inspiration in one second is known as the _____

Which cranial nerve is most responsible for swallowing and soft palate elevation? _____

In nearly all patients, an interscalene nerve block also causes transient ipsilateral _____ paralysis

The volume that remains in the lungs after maximal forced expiration is the _____

Peripheral chemoreceptors are stimulated by increased _____