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(b) What are the compartments of lungs air ?

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(b) The compartments of lungs air are : (i) Tidal volume (TV) (ii) Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) (iii) Inspiratory capacity (iv) Expiratory reserve volume (ERV) (v) Expiratory capacity (vi) Vital capacity (VC) (vii) Residual voluyme (RV) (viii) Total lung capacity (LC) .
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SANTRA PUBLICATION-BREATHING AND RESPIRATION-Short Answer Type Questions
  1. What is Tidal air (Tidal volume) ?

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  2. (a) Mention the different organs involved in respiratory system .

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  3. (b) What are the compartments of lungs air ?

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  4. (c) Mention the percentage of oxygen in Inspired .Alveolar and Expired...

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  5. (a) What is vital capacity ?

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  6. (b) What is the difference between pulmonary ventilation and alveolar ...

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  7. (a) Name the main muscle of Inspiration.

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  8. (b) Explain the mechanism of (i) Quiet and (ii) Forced Expiration.

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  9. A. What is the percentage of oxygen in (a) Inspired air at (i) Sea lev...

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  10. B. How much O(2) is carried by (a) 100 ml arterial blood and (b) 100 ...

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  11. Explain the following terms (a) Inspiratory reserve volume (b) Expirat...

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  12. Explain the following terms (b) Expiratory reserve volume.

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  13. (a) If we try to breath in and out through a long tube, will it be eas...

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  14. (b) What is the percentage CO(2) in (i) Inspired air and (ii) Expired...

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  15. (c) State the functions of CO(2) in our body.

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  16. (a) What is chloride shift ?

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  17. (b) Why more H(2)CO(3) is formed in RBC than in plasma?

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  18. (c) How much O(2) is carried by one g of Haemoglobin ?

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  19. (d) How many molecules of O(2) are combined with one molecule of Haem...

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  20. (a) What is surfactant?

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