1. As you inhale your diaphragm…
a) contracts
b) relaxes
c) does nothing
d) takes the air absorbed from your lungs

2. Respiratory diseases most often target
a) very old, very young
b) middle aged
c) anyone at random
d) moderately young, very sick

3. Where does a lung tumor initially develop
a) larynx
b) trachea
c) diaphragm
d) bronchioles

4. Symptoms of tuberculosis include:
a) loss of weight, fever, bluish tint to the skin, lung cancer
b) halitosis, yellow skin, infertility
c) nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose
d) loss of weight, fever, night sweats, coughing up blood

5. Which of the following respiratory diseases could be caused by either a bacteria or virus?
a) tuberculosis
b) asthma
c) emphysema
d) pneumonia

6. All of the following are symptoms of asthma except
a) wheezing
b) fever
c) coughing
d) shortness of breath

7. ______ is the part of total lung capacity that is known as the "safety net" – available in the event that you are suffocating or drowning.
a) vital capacity
b) residual volume
c) spirometry
d) tidal volume

8. If a patient entered the hospital complaining of a chronic cough, blood in the sputum, fever, profuse sweating at night, and loss of weight, you would say he has _________.
a) tuberculosis
b) decreases
c) stays constant
d) none of the above

9. Air moves into the lungs when the air pressure inside the lungs _______.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) stays constant
d) none of the above

10. Pneumonia can be treated with…
a) antibiotics
b) rest
c) nothing, there is no treatment
d) a OR b

Fairly certain about these…1 a, 2 a, 6 b, 7 b, 9 a,

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