Vital capacity is defined as?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Vital capacity (VC) is the maximum air exhaled after maximal inhalation, measured as inspiratory reserve volume (IRV, ~2-3 L), tidal volume (VT, ~0.5 L), and expiratory reserve volume (ERV, ~1-1.5 L), totaling ~4-5 L via spirometry. Sum of all lung volumes' is total lung capacity (TLC, ~6 L), including RV (~1-1.5 L), not VC. VT plus RV' (~2 L) omits IRV and ERV, far below VC. IRV plus ERV' (~3-4 L) excludes VT, underestimating VC. VC (IRV + VT + ERV) captures the full expirable volume, a key respiratory health metric, distinct from TLC or partial sums, reflecting the lung's functional capacity for deep breathing, widely used in clinical assessment.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) differ by disease. Obstructive (e.g., COPD) reduces airflow, lowering FEV1 (<80% predicted) from airway narrowing, with increased residual volume (RV) and total lung capacity (TLC). Restrictive (e.g., fibrosis) limits expansion, also reducing FEV1 due to less volume, with decreased RV and TLC. Decreased FEV1 fits both obstructive from obstruction, restrictive from capacity loss. Decreased RV is restrictive-only (obstructive increases RV). Normal or above TLC fits obstructive (restrictive lowers it). Vascular resistance (not a PFT) rises in fibrosis, not decreases. Decreased FEV1's commonality reflects exhalation impairment across types, making it the shared value, critical for broad PFT interpretation.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The greenhouse effect occurs when greenhouse gases (e.g., CO2, CH4, H2O) absorb and re-emit infrared radiation from Earth's surface, trapping heat in the atmosphere. Ozone absorbs UV (~200-310 nm), protecting life, not driving greenhouse warming false. Cloud reflection (albedo ~0.3) cools by deflecting solar radiation, not trapping heat false. Conduction transfers heat to air, but radiation dominates atmospheric retention false. Absorption/re-emission of infrared (~4-100 μm) by gases increases atmospheric temperature (e.g., ~33°C warmer than without), per radiative forcing models (e.g., IPCC), making it the primary process, central to climate dynamics.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium lines much of the respiratory tract, aiding mucus movement. The infraepiglottis (A) and vestibular fold (B) in the larynx, and conducting bronchioles (C) in the lungs, feature this epithelium with cilia and goblet cells for mucus clearance. The superior nasal cavity (D), or olfactory region, differs it's lined with olfactory epithelium, a specialized pseudostratified epithelium with olfactory receptor cells, sustentacular cells, and basal cells, lacking cilia and goblet cells, optimized for smell, not mucus transport. Though pseudostratified, its distinct function and structure (non-ciliated) exclude it from the typical respiratory lining described, making D the exception.

Correct Answer: A

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