All of the following are changes seen in the respiratory system with aging, except
A.
Decreased vital capacity
B.
Decreased maximum minute ventilation
C.
Increased deadspace
D.
Decreased inspiratory reserve volume
E.
Decreased lung compliance
E
You might also like to view...
A flexible instrument, passed through a body channels for withdrawal of fluids from or introduction of fluids into the body cavities, is called a:
A) cautery B) hemostat C) cystocentesis D) endotracheal tube E) catheter
The movement of substances from the blood into the renal tubules is called:
a. reabsorption b. glomerular filtrate c. secretion d. none of the above
Glycolysis is best defined as the breakdown of
A. glycogen to glucose-6-phosphate. B. glucose to carbon dioxide and water. C. glucose to two molecules of pyruvate. D. pyruvate to carbon dioxide and water. E. glucose to glycogen.
Which term refers to the diamond-shaped area between the thighs that is bordered by the pubic symphysis, the coccyx and the ischial tuberosities?
a) galea aponeurotica b) perineum c) zygomatic arch d) modiolus