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Write down the route adopted by the foul air , while moving out of the lungs in the atmosphere.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Process of Respiration**: - Respiration involves the exchange of gases in the lungs. Oxygen is taken in, and carbon dioxide (referred to as "foul air") is expelled. 2. **Starting Point - Alveoli**: - The process of exhaling foul air begins in the **alveoli**, which are tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. ...
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MODERN PUBLICATION-BREATHING AND EXCHANGE OF GASES-REVISION EXERCISES ( SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. How air is cleaned in the nasal chambers?

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  2. Define the following : (a) tidal volume (b) vital capacity.

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  3. Write down the route adopted by the foul air , while moving out of ...

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  4. Give the scientific name of pathogen causing Diphteria. How is it t...

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  5. What is meant by Respiration Quotient (RQ) ? When will the value ...

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  6. What is role of carbonic anhydrase Where is it operative ?

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  7. What is meant by vital capacity ? List and two categoreis of peo...

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  8. How are respiratory gases transported in the human blood ?

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  9. Define : (a) Tidal volume (b) Residual Volume .

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  10. Where is carbonic anhydrase located ? What is its function ?

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  11. Where is pneumotaxic centre located in human brain ? What is its sign...

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  12. What is chloride shift ? Write its significance during respirati...

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  13. How does exchange of gases occurs at lung surface .

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  14. Differentiate between : (i) Inspiratory muscles and expiratory muscl...

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  15. Differentiate between : (i) Inspiratory capacity and expiratory cap...

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  16. Tabulate the respiratory organs and modes of respiration found in var...

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  17. Differentiate between : (i) Positive pressure breating and Negative...

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  18. Differentiate between : (i) Residual volume and Minute volume . ...

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  19. Give cause and symptoms of following respiratory disorders: (i) Ast...

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  20. Write a note on neural regulation of respiration .

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