Multiple Choice QuestionsThe process by which chloride ions pass into RBC and bicarbonate ions pass out is called
bicarbonate shift
Chloride shift
buffer system
enzyme shift
B.
Chloride shift
Chloride shift (also known as the Hamburger phenomenon or lineas phenomenon, named after Hartog Jakob Hamburger) is a process which occurs in a cardiovascular system and refers to the exchange of bicarbonate (HCO3−) and chloride (Cl−) across the membrane of red blood cells (RBCs).
The largest quantity of air that can be expired after a maximum inspiratory effort is
residual volume
tidal volume
vital capacity of lung
lung volume
Asthma is caused due to :
infection of lungs
infection of trachea
bleeding into pleural cavity
spasm in bronchial muscles
A person breathing normally at rest, takes in and expels approximately half a litre of air during each respiratory cycle. This is called :
tidal volume
vital capacity
inspiratory reserve volume
expiratory reserve volume
The Largest quantity of air that can be expired, after maximal inspiration, is called :
tidal volume
vital capacity
residual volume
total lung volume
The number of RBCs in man increases if he lives at a higher altitude, this is because
there is more oxygen at the mountains
there is less oxygen at mountains
more heat is required to be produced in the body for keeping warm
there are no germs in the air in mountain
In which of the following subjects, the dead space is highest?
Old man
Old woman
Young man
Young woman
When the oxygen supply to the tissue in inadequate, the condition is
dyspnea
hypoxia
asphyxia
apnea
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