Your Patient Has Normal Function of the Diaphragm but Has

question 35

Multiple Choice

Your patient has normal function of the diaphragm but has a spinal injury that completely prevents any activity of abdominal or intercostal muscles. In this patient you expect to find that:

• A) Residual volume is smaller than normal.
• B) Vital capacity equals total lung capacity.
• C) Intrapleural pressure is positive during expiration.
• D) Transpulmonary pressure is negative during expiration.
• E) Alveolar pressure is positive during expiration.

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Definitions:

Cholesterol

A waxy substance found in the blood, essential for building cells but high levels can lead to heart disease.

General Adaptation Syndrome

is a three-phase model that describes the body's physiological responses to stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Alarm Reaction

The initial phase in the body's response to stress, involving the immediate activation of the nervous system.

Resistance

In psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material.