Disorders of the Respiratory System

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Name the pulmonary disease in which the alveolar surface area involved in gas exchange is drastically reduced due to damage to the alveolar walls.

1. Asthma

2. Pneumonia

3. Emphysema

4. Pleurisy

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Smoking disorder Which chronic respiratory disorder is caused mainly by cigarette smoking?

Q.

Alveoli become enlarged and damaged with reduced surface area in heavy smokers. The condition is called

1. Bronchitis

2. Silicosis

3. Emphysema

4. Asthma

Q.

Explain the causes, symptoms and prevention of bronchitis.

Q. There are various forms of pneumonia that tend to cause an excessive build-up of mucus in the lungs. What is the effect of this occurrence on the diffusion of gases?

1. Oxygen doesn’t easily diffuse into the blood but carbon dioxide can easily diffuse out
2. Oxygen easily enters the blood and carbon dioxide can easily diffuse out
3. Oxygen easily enters the blood but carbon dioxide can’t diffuse out easily
4. Oxygen doesn’t easily diffuse into the blood and carbon dioxide can’t diffuse out easily

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Asthma is a respiratory disease caused due to

1. infection of lungs

2. infection of trachea

3. spasm in bronchial muscles

4. bleeding in pleural cavity

Q.

What are 3 respiratory disorders?

Q.

What organs does cystic fibrosis affect?

Q. A patient’s diagnostic test revealed that his alveolar walls are damaged. This led to a plunge in the respiratory area. This patient also has a history of cigarette smoking. Which respiratory disorder can this patient be suffering from?

1. TB
2. Pneumonia
3. Emphysema
4. Sneezing

Q. Which one of the following is the correct statement for respiration in humans?

1. Workers in grinding and stone-breaking industries may suffer from lung fibrosis.
2. About 90% of carbon dioxide is carried by haemoglobin as carbaminohaemoglobin.
3. Cigarette smoking may lead to inflammation of bronchi.
4. Neural signals from the pneumotoxic centre in pons region of the brain can increase the duration of inspiration.

Q. Match the following:
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}\\ \text{p. Emphysema}& \text{i.Black lung disease}\\ \text{q.Coal worker's disease}& \text{ii.Inflammatory airway disease}\\ \text{r. Asthma}& \text{iii.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease}\\ \text{s.Byssinosis}& \text{iv. Brown lung disease}\end{array}$

1. p - iv, q - iii, r - i, s - ii
2. p - i, q - iii, r - ii, s - iv
3. p - iii, q - i, r - ii, s - iv
4. p - iv, q - i, r - ii, s - iii

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Is asthma a lung disease?

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Which of the disorders below is characterized by destruction of the walls of the alveoli producing abnormally large air spaces that remain filled with air during exhalation?

1. Pneumonia

2. Tuberculosis

3. Emphysema

4. Coryza

Q. Match the respiratory disorders to their symptoms.

	Disorder		Symptom
A.	Emphysema	I.	Excessive phlegm
B.	Pneumonia	II.	Scarring of lung tissue
C.	Silicosis	III.	Inflammation of bronchi
D.	Asthma	IV.	Damaged alveoli

1. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
2. A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
4. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

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Thromobocytes are formed in:

1. Liver

2. Spleen

3. Muscle

4. Bone marrow

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Match the disorders given in column I with their symptoms under column II. Choose the answer which gives the correct combination.

Column I Column II

i. Asthma a. Inflammation of nasal tract
ii. Bronchitis b. Fully blown out alveoli
iii. Rhinitis c. Spasm of bronchial muscles
iv. Emphysema d. Inflammation of bronchi

1. i).$\to$d ii).$\to$b iii).$\to$a iv).$\to$c

2. i).$\to$c ii).$\to$d iii).$\to$a iv).$\to$b

3. i).$\to$c ii).$\to$d iii).$\to$b iv).$\to$a

4. i).$\to$d ii).$\to$a iii).$\to$b iv).$\to$c

Q. There are various forms of pneumonia that tend to cause an excessive build-up of mucus in the lungs. What is the effect of this occurrence on the diffusion of gases?

1. Oxygen doesn’t easily diffuse into the blood but carbon dioxide can easily diffuse out
2. Oxygen easily enters the blood and carbon dioxide can easily diffuse out
3. Oxygen easily enters the blood but carbon dioxide can’t diffuse out easily
4. Oxygen doesn’t easily diffuse into the blood and carbon dioxide can’t diffuse out easily

Q. Match the disorders given in column I with symptoms under column II. Choose the answer, which gives the correct combination of alphabets with numbers.
$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ A.Asthma& 1.Inflammationofnasaltract\\ B.Bronchitis& 2.Spasmoftrachealmuscle\\ C.Rhinitis& 3.Fullyblownoutalveoli\\ D.Emphysema& 4.Inflammationofbronchi\\ & 5.Coughwithbloodstainedsputum\end{array}$

1. A-4, B-2, C-5, D-1
2. A-5, B-3, C-1, D-1
3. A-3, B-1, C-5, D-4
4. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
5. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is caused by a variant of -

1. Pneumococcus pneumonia

2. Common cold Coronavirus

3. Asthma

4. Bronchitis

Q. Blood analysis of a patient reveals an unusually high quantity of carboxyhaemoglobin content. Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct?

1. The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing usually high content of carbon disulphide
2. The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing usually high content of chloroform
3. The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing usually high content of carbon dioxide
4. The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing usually high content of carbon monoxide

Q. Blood analysis of a patient reveals an unusually high quantity of carboxyhaemoglobin content. Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct? The patient has inhaled polluted air containing high content of _____________.

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Carbon disulphide
4. Chloroform

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Which of the following is an occupational lung disease ?

1. Silicosis

2. Asbestosis

3. Fibrosis of the upper part of lung

4. All of these

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Cough and emphysema are _______ disorders.

Q. Match the respiratory disorders to their causes.

1. Irritants
2. Coal dust
3. Cotton dust
4. Smoking