Chapter 17

Breathing and Exchange of Gases

1 Alveoli are made up of a. Endothelium b. Squamous epithelium e. Basement membrane c. Cuboidal epithelium

d. Columnar epithelium 2

The volume of air that remains in the lungs after a forceful expiration is: a. Tidal volume b. ERV c. RV d. VC e. IRV

Formation of carbonic acid in RBC is catalysed by a. Succinate dehydrogenase d. Hydrolase b. Carbonic anhyctoase e. Catalase produced by the tissues is transported as b. H Co3 Carboxy haemoglobin c. KHVO3 d. Carbaminohaemoglobin c. Oxygenase

70% of Co2 a. HHb e.

Tidal volume is a. 150 ml b. 500 ml c. 350 ml d. 1000 ml e. 3000 ml

TV + IRV + ERV is a. Vital capacity d. Functional residual volume b. Residual Volume e. Tidal volume c. Total lung capacity

Double layered membrane enclosing lungs is called: a. Pericardium e. Mesorarium b. Pleura c. Mediastinum d. Mesorchium

Name the respiratory organ of earthworm a. Parapodia b. skin c. Gills d. Book gills e. Both a & b

Which is the sound box? a. Larynx b. Pharynx c. Trachea d. Buccal e. Epiglottis

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Oxyhaemoglobin is formed when a. b. c. d. e. Oxygen combines with water Oxygen combines with Hb Hb reacts with H+ CO2 reacts with HCO3 Dissociation of carbaminohaemoglobin

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Where does the diffusion occur in the lungs? a. Primary bronchi d. Alveoli b. Secondary bronchi c. Bronchioles

e. Both a & b

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Oxygen is transported to every cells by a. WBC b. RBC c. Plasma d. Both RBC and plasma

e. WBC, RBC and plasma 13 Which of the following is not a conducting part of the respiratory system? a. Alveoli 14 b. Bronchioles c. trachea d. External nares e. Bronchi

Epiglottis protects the opening of a. Larynx b. Pharynx c. Trachea d. Bronchi e. Bronchiole

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Asthma is due to a. Inflammation of alveoli b. Inflammation of bronchi c. Inflammation of bronchiole d. Both a & b e. Both b & c

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Which is an occupational lung disease? a. Silicosis b. Asthma c. Emphysema d. Pneumonia e. bronchitis

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A decrease in respiratory surface due to permanent damage of alveolar walls is: a. Pneumonia b. Silicosis c. Cirrhosis d. Emphysema e. Hypoxia

18

At high altitude, the RBCs in the human blood will

a. Increase in

number

b. Decrease in number e. None of the above

c. Increase in size

d. decrease in size 19 Average breathing rate is a. 16 per minute d. 72 per minute 20

b. 14-16 per minute e. 78 per minute

c. 12-16 per minute

About 97% of oxygen is transported by RBC. The remaining 3% is a. Dissolved in plasma and transported c. Remain in trachea b. Remains in lungs e. None of the above

d. Associate with RBC

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Volume of air that will remain in the lungs after a normal expiration. a. RV b. VC c. FRC d. IRV e. ERV

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Every 100 ml of deoxygenated blood delivers approximately a. b. c. d. e. 3 ml of Co2 6 ml of Co2 2 ml of Co2 4 ml of Co2 8 ml of Co2 to the alveoli to the alveoli to the alveoli to the alveoli to the alveoli

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Every 100 ml of oxygenated blood can deliver d around _________ water normal physiological conditions a. b. c. d. e. 8 ml of O2 to the tissues 6 ml of O2 to the tissues 9 ml of O2 to the tissues 4 ml of O2 to the tissues 5 ml of O2 to the tissues

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The fastest known enzyme in biological system is a. Hexokinase d. Cytochrome b. AT Pase e. None c. Carbonic anhydrase

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Oxygen debt in exercising muscles results in the accumulation of a. Pyruvic acid e. Co2 b. Lactic acid c. Acetyl CoA d. Isocitric acid

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Sleeping in closed room with burning lamp may cause death due to a. Co2 poisoning e. SO2 b. O2 deficiency c. CO poisoning d. Smoking

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During inspiration, the diaphragm a. expands b. shows no change c. contracts and flattens e. become are shaped

d. relaxes to become dome-shaped 28

What happens to the windpipe, or trachea, before in reaches the lungs? a. b. c. d. e. It branches in two directions It branches in three directions It vibrates and creates sound It closes up so that no oxygen can escape Both of them turns to one direction

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Haemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve is a. Sigmoid b. Constant c. Straight line d. Parabolic e. Zig-zag

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What body structure protects the lungs from outside harm? a. Cartilage b. Tiny sacs c. The rib cage d. The diaphragm e. Bone

ANSWERS:

1.b

2.c 14.a 26.c

3.b 15.e 27.c

4.b 16.a 28.a

5.b 17.d 29.a

6.a 18.a 30.c

7.b 19.c

8.b 20.a

9.a 21.c

10.b 22.d

11.d 23.e

12.d 24.c

13.a 25.b