BioK Quick Quiz on Gas Exchange (6.
4)
BioKnowledgy Quick Quiz on Gas Exchange (6.4)
[11 marks]
1. What normally prevents the membranes of the alveoli from sticking together during expiration?
A. The thickness of the single-cell layer of alveoli membranes
B. The secretion of fluids in the inner surface of the alveoli
C. The pressure within the thoracic cavity
D. The dense net of capillaries covering the alveoli
(Total 1 mark)
2. What feature of alveoli adapts them to efficient gas exchange?
A. They have muscles which pump air in and out regularly.
B. Their membranes are more permeable to gases than water.
C. A constant blood supply flows through them.
D. A dense network of capillaries surrounds them.
(Total 1 mark)
3. Which muscle action is associated with an increase in the volume of the thoracic cavity during
inspiration?
A. The diaphragm contracts.
B. The external intercostal muscles relax.
C. The internal intercostal muscles contract.
D. The abdominal muscles contract.
(Total 1 mark)
4. Capillaries surround the alveoli in the lungs. Which pair of statements correctly describes the
concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs?
Oxygen Carbon dioxide
A. Higher in the capillaries Higher in the alveoli
B. Lower in the capillaries Higher in the alveoli
C. Lower in the alveoli Higher in the capillaries
D. Higher in the alveoli Higher in the capillaries
(Total 1 mark)
[Link] (Chris Paine)
BioK Quick Quiz on Gas Exchange (6.4)
5. What change occurs to the pressure and volume of the lungs when the external intercostal muscles
contract?
A. Both pressure and volume increase.
B. Pressure increases and volume decreases.
C. Pressure decreases and volume increases.
D. Both pressure and volume decrease.
(Total 1 mark)
6. Explain the mechanisms involved in the ventilation of the lungs.
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(Total 8 marks)
[Link] (Chris Paine)
