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111.

Common phase in aerobic and anaerobic respiration is

  • Kreb’s cycle

  • Glycolysis

  • Glycogenolysis

  • ETS


112.

The faster breathing in high fever is due to the

  • Additional requirement of O2 for the invader germs

  • High temperature of the body

  • Mental worry of a patient

  • Loss of appetite


113.

Which of the following animals possess non-elastic lungs with elastic air sacs connected to them?

  • Reptiles

  • Birds

  • Amphibians

  • Mammals


114.

Carotid labyrinth contains

  • Olfactory receptors

  • Baroreceptors

  • Chemoreceptors

  • Phonoreceptors


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115.

Haldane effect refers to

  • More acidity in the blood

  • Less acidity in the blood

  • More basicity in the blood

  • Less basicity in the blood


116.

The exchange of gases in the alveoli of the lungs takes place by

  • Osmosis

  • Simple diffusion

  • Passive transport

  • Active transport


117.

Dead space air in man is

  • 500 ml

  • 150 ml

  • 250 ml

  • 1.5 L


118.

Which of the following is a respiratory disease?

  • Polio

  • Arthritis

  • Asthma

  • Cancer


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119.

From which of the following plant is a medicine for respiratory disorders obtained?

  • Ephedra

  • Eucalyptus

  • Cannabis

  • Saccharum


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120.

During inspiration, the diaphragm

  • expands

  • shows no change

  • contracts and flattens

  • relaxes to become dome- shaped


C.

contracts and flattens

Breathing or Respiration or Ventilation is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment. 

Breathing in is called inspiration or inhalation and breathing out is called expiration or exhalation. During inspiration, the diaphragm contracts putting backwards by partial flattening and increase the thoracic cavity lengthwise.


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