Mechanism of Breathing
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Explain the process of breathing in human beings.
What are the products formed by the given anaerobic respiration?
(A) Water, (B) Carbon dioxide
(A) Ethanol, Carbon dioxide (B) Alcohol
(A) Alcohol, Carbon dioxide (B) Lactic acid
(A) Lactic acid, Carbon dioxide (B) Alcohol
Given below are two statements:
Statement 1: The value of the parameter “Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)” is important for survival of aquatic life.
Statement 2: The optimum value of BOD is .
In the light of the above statements , choose the most appropriate answer from the given below.
Both statement 1 and 2 are false
Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is is true
Statement 1 is true but 2 is false
Statement 1 and statement 2 are true
- muscle
- Lactobacillus
- muscle and lactobacillus
- yeast
Arrange the following in the correct order to show the passage of air:
Bronchioles, bronchi, nose, larynx, alveoli, pharynx, lungs, trachea
(a) Lenticels……….
When the diaphragm tightens and moves __, inhalation occurs.
towards right
downwards
towards left
upwards
The process common to aerobic and anaerobic respiration is ______________.
Glycolysis
oxidation
kerb cycle
photosynthesis
What happens during gaseous exchange in the lungs?
Oxygen diffuses into the blood and carbon dioxide diffuses out of it.
Carbon dioxide diffuses into blood and oxygen diffuses into blood.
None of the above
Oxygen only diffuses
Cellular respiration starts in the _____.
cytoplasm
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi bodies
lysosomes
Identify the following parts of the labelled diagram :
1. Nasal cavity 2. Pharynx 3. Lungs 4. Bronchi 5. Bronchioles 6. Diaphragm 7. Alveoli 8. Alveoli
1. Nasal cavity 2. Trachea 3. Pharynx 4. Lungs 5. Bronchioles 6. Bronchi 7. Alveoli 8. Diaphragm
1.Nasal cavity 2. Pharynx 3. Trachea 4. Lungs 5. Bronchi 6. Alveoli 7. Bronchiole 8. Diaphragm
1. Nasal cavity 2. Pharynx 3. Trachea 4. Lungs 5. Bronchi 6. Bronchioles 7. Alveoli 8. Diaphragm
Atmospheric air rushes in through trachea into the lungs due to ___.
fall in pressure inside the lungs with decrease in the volume of the thoracic cavity
fall in pressure inside the lungs with increase in the volume of the thoracic cavity
increase in the pressure inside the lungs with increase in the volume of the thoracic cavity
increase in the pressure inside the lungs with decrease in the volume of the thoracic cavity
When yeast respires anaerobically, it produces:
carbon dioxide and ethanol
carbon dioxide and oxygen
ethanol and oxygen
methanol and oxygen
Explain how carbon monoxide acts as a poison and how an affected person should be treated.
- The rib cage contracts
- The diaphragm becomes flattened
- The pressure of air inside the lungs is lowered
- Air moves from higher pressure to lower pressure
What is the end-product of anaerobic respiration in animals?
Lactic acid
Ethanol
Glucose
Acetic acid
Identify the parts labeled in the diagram given below.
1. Nasal cavity, 2. Pharynx, 3. Trachea
1. Nasal cavity, 2. Pharynx, 3. Lungs
1. Pharynx, 2. Trachea, 3. Bronchioles
1. Nasal cavity, 2. Alveoli, 3. Trachea
A It forms the lining of the cavities of alveoli of the lungs
B. It forms the lining of wet surfaces like buccal cavity and oesophagus
C. It occurs in the ducts of sweat glands
D. It forms the lining of salivary glands and sweat glands
E. It is a loose connective tissue
- B and C
- C and A
- D and E
- A and D
Select the option that best fills the missing gaps about inhalation and exhalation
InhalationExhalationDiaphragm---(A)------(B)---Intrapulmonary volume---(C)---DecreasesIntrapulmonary pressureDecreases---(D)---
- (A) Contracts, (B) Relaxes, (C) Increases, (D) Increases
- (A) Contracts, (B) Relaxes, (C) Increases, (D) Decreases
- (A) Relaxes, (B) Contracts, (C) Increases, (D) Increases
- (A) Relaxes, (B) Contracts, (C) Decreases, (D) Increases
During inspiration air enters the lungs. Which of the following phenomena is observed during inspiration?
The ribs move away from the chest cavity and the diaphragm moves toward the abdominal cavity
The volume of the chest cavity decreases and the diaphragm moves toward the abdominal cavity
The ribs move away from the chest cavity and the diaphragm moves toward the chest cavity
The volume of the chest cavity decreases and the diaphragm moves toward the chest cavity
Epithelial cells are supplied with blood vessels.
____ is the volume of air we breathe in and out during normal breathing.
Inspiratory reserve volume plus expiratory reserve volume
Total lung capacity minus residual volume
Inspiratory reserve volume plus tidal volume
Total lung capacity minus expiratory reserve volume
- Tidal air volume
- Vital capacity
- Complemental air volume
- Total lung capacity
(a) bronchi
(b) alveoli
(c) bronchioles
(d) trachea
Tidal volume and residual volume
- the thorax is muscular
- contraction of the diaphragm decreases the volume of the pleural cavity
- the volume of the lungs decreases with inspiration
- the gas pressure in the lungs becomes lower than the outside pressure as the diaphragm contracts
- Digestive tract
- Respiratory tract
- Urinary tract
- None of the above
- cytoplasm
- golgi bodies
- ER
- lysosomes
Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
- NO CHANGE
- With grateful enthusiasm, the children gulped down the food that their mother made them.
- The food that their mother made them with grateful enthusiasm was gulped down by the children.
- The children gulped down the food, with grateful enthusiasm, that their mother made them.
write the function of respiratory system