0

Breath and blood of life - class-IX

Attempted 0/64 Correct 0 Score 0
Select the wrong statement
  1. Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid requires the presence of enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase.

  2. All living cells whether aerobic or anaerobic, perform glycolysis.

  3. Cyanide does not stop chemiosmosis.

  4. Respiratory chain uses ${O} _{2}$ as final hydrogen acceptor.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cyanide is an inhibitor of complex IV (in ETS) and other heme-containing enzymes of mitochondria. Thus, cyanide blocks ATP production in the cells.

In breathing movements, air volume can be estimated by 

  1. stethoscope

  2. hygrometer

  3. sphygmomanometer

  4. spirometer


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Spirometry is the process of recording the changes in the volume and movement of air in and out of the lungs and the instrument used for this purpose is called spirometer or respirometer.

All of the following statements are true except

  1. Contraction of diaphragm increases volume of thoracic cavity in cephalocaudal axis

  2. During normal breathing, intrapleural pressure is always subatmospheric

  3. High surfave tention of alveolar surfactant facilities inhalation

  4. Passive exhalation results from elastic recoil of chest wall and lungs


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is true for all mammals without any exception?

  1. Presence of diaphragm

  2. Presence of pinna

  3. Presence of $7$ cervical vertebrae

  4. Testis in extra abdominal scrotal sac


Correct Option: A

Given are the data on breathing rate, heart rate and body temperature of four different mammals A, B, C and D.

Animals Breathing Rate per min Heart Rate per min Body temperature $(^oC)$
A $160$ $500$ $36.5$
B $15$ $40$ $37.2$
C $28$ $190$ $38.2$
D $8$ $28$ $35.9$

Study the data and rank theses animals in descending order of surface area per unit volume?

  1. A $>$ B $>$ C $>$ D

  2. D $>$ B $>$ A $>$ C

  3. A $>$ C $>$ B $>$ D

  4. B $>$ D $>$ C $>$ A


Correct Option: A

Read the following statements.
$(1)$ Chest expands because air enters into the lungs.
$(2)$ Air enters into the lungs because chest expands.
$(3)$ The muscles of the diaphragm contracts because air enters in the lungs.
$(4)$ A healthy human breathes $12-16$ times/minute.

  1. Four

  2. Three

  3. Two

  4. One


Correct Option: A

The air we breathe out contains more

  1. Oxygen

  2. Carbon dioxide

  3. Water

  4. Chlorophyll


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • The respiratory tract carries air from the mouth and nose to the lungs.
  • In the lungs, the gases oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the alveoli and the capillaries. 
  • Exhaled air contains less oxygen and more carbon dioxide, Hence, The air we breathe out contains more carbon dioxide.
So, the correct answer is 'carbon dioxide'.

Which of the following forms the floor of the chest cavity?

  1. Lungs

  2. Membrane

  3. Diaphragm

  4. Pleura


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • The diaphragm is a thin skeletal muscle that sits at the base of the chest and separates the abdomen from the chest.
  •  It contracts and flattens when you inhale. 
  • This creates a vacuum effect that pulls air into the lungs.
  •  When you exhale, the diaphragm relaxes and the air is pushed out of lungs. Hence, diaphragm forms the floor of the chest cavity.
So, the correct answer is 'diaphragm'.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Taking in of oxygen is inhalation.

  2. Taking in of carbon dioxide is inhalation.

  3. Breathing rate is number of inhalation and exhalation in one minute.

  4. Giving out of carbon dioxide is exhalation.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Respiration includes two processes: inhalation and exhalation.
  • Inhalation (also known as inspiration) occurs when air or other gases enter the lungs.
  •  And exhalation is the process by which the body expels carbon dioxide. Hence, Taking in of carbon dioxide is inhalation is a wrong statement.
So, the correct answer is 'Taking in of carbon dioxide is inhalation'.

Carbon dioxide in the expired air is more than that in inspired air because

  1. It is absorbed at the alveolar surface

  2. It is released at the alveolar surface

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Component                        Inspired air         Expired air
  $CO _2$                                    0.04%                   4%
Because carbon dioxide is released at the alveolar surface during the gaseous exchange between blood and alveoli.

Nitrogen in the inspired air is

  1. Required by the cells

  2. Mixed with the blood

  3. Remain almost unused

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Component              Inspired air            Expired air
Nitrogen                      79%                     79.6%

It remains almost unused.

Which of the following is correct

  1. Inspired air has more oxygen content

  2. Expired air has more CO$ _2$ content

  3. Expired air has high water vapour content

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Inspired air contains more oxygen whereas, the expired air contains more of carbon dioxide content as well as water vapours. Air enters with oxygen is diffused with carbon dioxide leading to the exchange of gases.

The act of breathing air into the body with the help of lungs is called

  1. Ingestion

  2. Inhalation

  3. Exhalation

  4. Absorption


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The act of breathing air into the body the help of lungs is called inhalation. By this process, fresh air enters into the lungs that contain large amount of oxygen.

So the correct answer is 'Inhalation'.

The large muscular sheet which forms the floor of the chest cavity is known as 

  1. Diaphragm

  2. Lungs

  3. Ribcage

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The diaphragm is a large muscular sheet which forms the floor of the chest cavity. It is a domed shaped structure made up of muscles which separate thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity.
So the correct answer is 'Diaphragm'.

The act of breathing out air from the lungs is called as

  1. Absorption

  2. Exhalation

  3. Excretion

  4. Inhalation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The act of breathing out air from the lungs is called as Exhalation. By this process, the foul air i.e, (containing ${ CO } _{ 2 }$) is expelled out of the lungs.

So the correct answer is 'Exhalation'.

Which of the following maintains the volume of air in the chest cavity during breathing?

  1. Diaphragm

  2. Lungs

  3. Breastbone

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped, muscular and membranous structure that separates the chest and abdominal cavities in mammals. It is the principal muscle of respiration that maintain the volume of air in the chest cavity during breathing.

So the correct answer is 'Diaphragm'.

Organs responsible for breathing in humans and fishes respectively are

  1. Lungs in both

  2. Gills and lungs

  3. Gills in both

  4. Lungs and gills


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Humans have lungs to carry out respiration. Lungs are ingrowths of the body wall and correct to the outside by a series of tubes and small openings.

Whereas grills are convoluted outgrowths containing blood vessels covered by a thin epithelial layer. They increase the surface area for gas exchange in fishes.
So the correct answer is 'Lungs and Gills'. 

During which of the following process the diaphragm moves down?

  1. Inspiration

  2. Expiration

  3. Coughing

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

During inspiration, the diaphragm moves down. The contraction of muscle fibers of the diaphragm causes it to become flat and lowered down thereby increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity in anteroposterior axis, in rabbit or lengthwise in man.

So the correct answer is 'Inspiration'

If the $CO _2$ concentration in the blood increases, the breathing shall.

  1. Increase

  2. Decrease

  3. Stop

  4. No affect


Correct Option: A

Ram walked for 10 minutes and Shyam ran for 100 meters. Karan is at rest. Arrange in decreasing order of breathing rate.

  1. Ram>Shyam>Karan

  2. Karan>Shyam>Ram

  3. Shyam>Ram>Karan

  4. All the 3 will have the same breathing rate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Physical activity increases the pulse rate of the body. Higher is the pulse rate, higher will be the breathing rate of a person. Shyam who ran for 100m has more pulse rate than Ram, who only walked for 10 minutes and Karan, who is at rest. So the breathing rate is also higher for Shyam than Ram and Karan.
So the correct answer is 'Shyam>Ram>Karan'.

$CO _2$4 is transported mainly as.

  1. Dissolved in blood plasma

  2. As carbonic acid

  3. In carbaminohaemoglobin

  4. As carbaminohaemoglobin and carbonic acid


Correct Option: D

Pneumatic and inhibitory centres are associated with.

  1. Respiration

  2. Breathing

  3. Inspiration

  4. Expiration


Correct Option: B

The number of times a person breathes in a minute is called as

  1. Inhalation

  2. Respiratory rate

  3. Breathing

  4. Breathing rate


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The number of times a person breathes in a minute is called breathing rate. The normal breathing rate for an adult at rest is 12-20 breathes per minute. Breathing rate below and above this range indicates the diseased condition of a person.
So the correct answer is 'Breathing rate'.

During rest, metabolic requirements are minimum. This is indicated by

  1. Pulse

  2. Breathing

  3. $O _2$ intake and $CO _2$ output

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D

The two organisms which breathe only through their moist skin are.

  1. Frog and Earthworm

  2. Fish and Frog

  3. Fish and Earthworm

  4. Leech and Earthworm


Correct Option: D

Dead space is

  1. Upper respiratory tract

  2. Nasal chambers

  3. Alveolar space

  4. Lower respiratory tract


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Dead space of the respiratory system refers to the space in which oxygen ($O _2$) and carbon dioxide ($CO _2$) gasses are not exchanged across the alveolar membrane in the respiratory tract. 
  • Anatomic dead space specifically refers to the volume of air located in the segments of the respiratory tract that are responsible for conducting air to the alveoli and respiratory bronchioles but do not take part in the process of gas exchange itself. 
  • These segments of the respiratory tract include the upper airways, trachea, bronchi, and terminal bronchioles.
So, the correct option is 'Upper respiratory tract'.

Rate of breathing is controlled by.

  1. Amount of freely available oxygen

  2. Carbon dioxide in blood

  3. Stress

  4. Muscular functions of the body

  5. All the above


Correct Option: B

People migrated from planes to hills six months back.

  1. Possess more RBCs with haemoglobin of low $O _2$ binding affinity

  2. Possess same RBCs with haemoglobin of high $O _2$ binding affinity

  3. Lose physical fitness to play games like football

  4. Suffer from altitude sickness with nausea and fatigue


Correct Option: A

Rapid breathing is?

  1. Tachypnea

  2. Hypercapnea

  3. Orthopnea

  4. Eupnea


Correct Option: A

Which is true?

  1. Abdominal breathing is predominant in women

  2. Thoracic breathing is predominant in men

  3. Both A and B

  4. Thoracic breathing is predominant in women


Correct Option: A

Between breaths the interpleural pressure is approximately _______mm Hg less than atmospheric pressure.

  1. $1$

  2. $4$

  3. $8$

  4. $10$


Correct Option: B

If a man from sea coast goes to Everest peak then

  1. His breathing and heart beat will increase

  2. His breathing and heart beat will decrease

  3. His respiratory rate will decrease

  4. His heart beat will decrease


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(a) At high altitude, $PO _2$ of alveolar air falls because of low $O _2$ tension of tissues. So, $O _2$ is absorbed very quickly from alveoli, thus, increasing breathing rate. Heart beat also increases to supply required amount of O2 to tissues.



How the man's respiration will be affected if he ascends a height of 25000 feet

  1. No effect on respiration

  2. Respiratory rate will be decreased

  3. Respiratory rate will be increased

  4. Anything can happen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(c) The partial pressure of $O _2$ will fall drastically along with the fall in barometric pressure, So hypoxia will develop which causes increase in the rate of respiration.





Amount of air exchanged in breathing can be measured with

  1. Spherometer

  2. Barometer

  3. Spirometer

  4. Sphygmomanometer


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(c) Spirometry is the process of recording the changes in the volume movement of air into and out of lung and the instrument used for the purpose is called spirometer or respirometer.





People living at sea level have around 5 million $RBCs/mm^3$ of blood whereas those living at an altitude of 5400 m have around 8 million. This is due to

  1. There is more UV radiation which enhances RBCs production

  2. People eat more nutritive food which helps in formation of more RBCs

  3. People get pollution free air to breathe with more oxygen becoming available

  4. Atmospheric $O _2$ level is less so that more RBCs are needed to absorb the required amount of $O _2$ to survive.


Correct Option: D

On an average, a healthy man breathes % times per minute.

  1. $a = 9.8\ ml, b = 6000\ ml$ to $8000\ ml, c = 12\ to \ 16, d = 3$

  2. $a = 5\ ml, b = 500\ ml, c = 12\ to \ 16, d = -3$

  3. $a = 9.8\ ml, b = 5\ ml$ to $8000\ ml, c = 12\ to \ 16, d = 3$

  4. $a = 5\ ml, b = 6000\ ml$ to $8000\ ml, c = 18 times, d = 7$


Correct Option: A

Which of the following does not happen in normal quiet exhalation?

  1. Contraction of internal intercostal muscles

  2. Relaxation of phrenic muscles

  3. Relaxation of external intercostal muscles

  4. Both $(2)$ & $(3)$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Exhalation is a passive process because of the elastic properties of the lungs. During forced exhalation, internal intercostal muscles which lower the rib cage and decrease thoracic volume while the abdominal muscles push up on the diaphragm which causes the thoracic cavity to contract. 

So the correct answer is 'Relaxation of phrenic muscles and Relaxation of external intercostal muscles'.

The number of time a person breathes in a minute is known as

  1. Respiration rate

  2. Breathing rate

  3. Combustion rate

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:
Breathing rate is also called respiratory rate. It is defined as the number of times a person breathes per minute. The normal respiratory rate for an adult at rest is 12 to 20 breathes per minutes. 
So the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Ribs moves out during

  1. Inhalation

  2. Exhalation

  3. Coughing

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
During inhalation, the ribs move out. This is because the external intercostal muscles are present between ribs. The contraction of these muscles lifts ribs and sternum up and outward causing an increase in the volume of the thoracic cavity in the backwards-forward direction.
So the correct answer is 'Inhalation'.

The average breathing rate of human beings

  1. 15-18 times

  2. 15- 25 times

  3. 10-20 times

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The breathing rate is defined as the no. of times a person breath in one minute. The normal breathing in an adult person is 15 to 18 times per minute. The increase or decease in breathing rate leads to abnormal breathing rate.
So the correct answer is '15-18 times'.

During which of the following activity the breathing rate is maximum?

  1. Sleeping

  2. Jumping

  3. Writing

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Breathing rate is maximum in jumping. Because heart rate is faster during jumping which makes quicker pulse. The muscles need more oxygen and more energy at this time. As level of activity increases, breathing rate increases to bring more air into the lungs so that lungs can pump more oxygen into the blood.
So the correct answer is 'Jumping'

Which of the following process determines the breathing rate?

  1. Inhalation

  2. Exhalation

  3. Respiration

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Breathing rate is defined as the number of times a person breathes per minute. A breath counts as one exhale and inhale. The total no. of inhale and exhale in one in one minute gives breathing rate.
So the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Increased breathing rate involves

  1. Greater production of energy

  2. Greater amount of oxygen

  3. Greater blood flow

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Breathing rate is defined as the no. of times a person breathes in a minute. Breathing rate increases during physical exercise. During that time the body requires a higher amount of oxygen and metabolism. 
So the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Breathing rate increase during physical exercise because

  1. Cells require extra oxygen

  2. Cells require extra energy

  3. Cells require carbon dioxide

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Breathing rate is defined as the no. of times a person breathes in a minute. Breathing rate increase during physical exercise because at that time body demands a high amount of oxygen in the blood for metabolism. The body requires extra energy to carry out muscular activity.
So the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Breathing rate ........... during physical exercise.

  1. Increases

  2. Decreases

  3. Remains same

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Breathing rate is defined as the no. of times a person breath in one minute. It increases during physical exercise just to fulfill the increased demand of oxygen in the body because of the physical activity and increased metabolic rate.
So the correct answer is 'Increases'.

Which of the following activities is characterised by minimum breathing rate?

  1. Sleeping

  2. Washing of clothes

  3. Cleaning of floor

  4. Dancing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
During sleeping, the body has the least activities to carry out, it does not require a high amount of oxygen. So it has minimum metabolism and hence minimum breathing rate.
So the correct answer is 'Sleeping'.

Breathing rate can be measured by

  1. Heartbeat count

  2. Amount of blood

  3. Haemoglobin count

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The breathing rate can be measured by the heartbeat count. This is because the heart is connected to the lungs via the pulmonary artery. In a healthy person with the normal heartbeat, 60-100 per minute will have 12-20 breathes in a minute.
So the correct answer is 'Heartbeat count'.

Breathing rate increases which of the following value?

  1. Pulse rate

  2. Metabolic rate

  3. Exhalation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The breathing rate is no. of times a person breath in one minute. Breathing rate increases when there is high pulse rate and urgent requirement of oxygen in blood. due to which metabolic rate increases in the body. The exhalation also increases to pass out the carbon dioxide out of the body in high amount to increase oxygen concentration in the body.
So the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Which component of air is exhaled by the body?

  1. Nitrogen

  2. Oxygen

  3. Carbon dioxide

  4. Hydrogen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Carbon dioxide is a waste product of the body. It is majorly exhaled out by the body so that it will reduce the competition to gets bind to the haemoglobin with oxygen. It is saturated with water vapours.

So the correct answer is 'Carbon dioxide'.

During inhalation and exhalation which of the following is seen

  1. Ribs move up and outward, diaphragm moves down

  2. Ribs move down and inwards, diaphragm moves up

  3. Ribs move down and outwards, diaphragm moves down

  4. Ribs move up and inwards, diaphragm moves down


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:
During inhalation, the external intercostal muscles contract and lifts ribs outward, while diaphragm become flat and moves down thereby increases the volume of thoracic cavity.
During exhalation, the external intercostal muscles return the diaphragm and ribs to their normal thoracic volume. Ribs moves down and inwards while diaphragm moves up.
So the correct answer is Both A and B'.

Which component from the inhaled air is used by the body?

  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Nitrogen

  3. Oxygen

  4. Hydrogen


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Inhalation (breath in) and exhalation (breath out) is a part of respiration. During inhalation oxygen is inhaled with air as major component which plays key role in metabolism.
So the correct answer is 'Oxygen'.

Which of the following is considered to be a breath

  1. 2 inhalation + 2 exhalation

  2. 1 inhalation + 2 exhalation

  3. 2 inhalation + 1 exhalation

  4. 1 inhalation + 1 exhalation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The number of times a person breath is called breathing rate. A breath consists of one exhalation and one inhalation. Inhalation involves the breath in the air while exhalation involves the breath out the air.
So the correct answer is '1 inhalation + 1 exhalation'.

The breathing rate of an adult at exercise and rest respectively will be 

  1. 25 and 18 times per minute

  2. 18 and 25 times per minute

  3. 35 and 28 times per minute

  4. 28 and 35 times per minute


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Respiratory rate or breathing rate of a person increases with increasing physical activity. The normal breathing rate of an adult is 12-20 breathes per minute. But it is counted to be more than 20 breathes during exercise and less than 20 breathes at rest of the body.
So the correct answer is '25 and 18 times per minute'.

When there is a decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, the rate of breathing

  1. Does not change

  2. Increases

  3. Decreases

  4. Increases or decreases depending on the density of blood


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Blood that is low in oxygen concentration and high in carbon dioxide. The rate of diffusion of a gas is proportional to its partial pressure within the total gas mixture. The lungs are never completely empty: There is always some air left in the lungs . At high altitudes, Patm decreases but concentration does not change. So, the correct option is "B" (Increases).

Insect tracheal system opens to the outside through 

  1. Spiral value

  2. Pecten

  3. Spiracle

  4. Taenidia


Correct Option: A

Which of the following option is correct regarding the characteristics of the diaphragm?


(A) Found in mammals.
(B) Separate the thoracic and Abdominal cavity.
(C) Formed by inter-costal muscles.
(D) Due to its contraction volume of thoracic cavity increases on Anterior-Posterior axis.

  1. A, C and D are correct

  2. A, B and D are correct

  3. B, C and D are incorrect

  4. A, B and C are incorrect


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • The diaphragm is the type of skeletal muscle found in mammals which plays a major role in respiration. It is a dome-shaped structure and moves in and out at the time of respiration. Its muscles separate the thoracic cavity having heart and lungs from the abdominal cavity. 
  • During inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and chest cavity increases to get more oxygen while in exhalation diaphragm relaxes and the chest cavity decreases and releases carbon dioxide.

So, the correct option is 'Found in mammals, Separate the thoracic and Abdominal cavity, and Due to its contraction volume of the thoracic cavity increases on Anterior-Posterior axis'.

During respiration exchange of gases takes place in _________.

  1. Trachea

  2. Alveoli

  3. Throat

  4. Larynx


Correct Option: A

Which of the following changes occur in diaphargm relax and intercostal muscles when expiration of air takes place?

  1. External intercostal muscles relax and diaphargm contracts

  2. External intercostal muscles contract and diaphargm relax.

  3. External intercostal muscles contract and diaphargm relaxes

  4. External intercostal muscles and diaphargm contract


Correct Option: A

One of the following depend more on ribs and their muscles for breathing than diaphragm.

  1. Female (human)

  2. Monkey

  3. Kangaroo

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The ribs and the various muscles of respiration aid in both inspiration and expiration, which require changes in the pressure within the thoracic cavity. The important respiratory muscles are the diaphragm, the external intercostal and the internal intercostal muscles. The ribs and the respiratory muscles work to achieve this by changing the dimensions of the thoracic cavity.
When a person inhales, the rib cage move out and up in order to accommodate the incoming air. On the other hand, when a person exhales, the rib cage move in, in order to expel the carbon dioxide. Both the external intercostal muscles and the internal intercostal muscles elevate the ribs, thus increasing the width of the thoracic cavity, while the diaphragm contracts to increase the vertical dimensions of the thoracic cavity, and also aids in the elevation of the lower ribs. The muscles that connect the ribs together ensure that the diaphragm can expand and contract appropriately as air is breathed in and expelled. Thus, in mammals, breathing depends more on ribs and their muscles for breathing than diaphragm.

The respiratory organs in cockroach are

  1. Lungs

  2. Gills

  3. Lenticels

  4. Spiracles


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Spiracles are openings on the surface of some animals, which usually lead to respiratory systems. 
  • The spiracle is a small hole behind each eye that opens to the mouth. Insects and some more derived spiders have spiracles on their exoskeletons to allow air to enter the trachea.
  •  In the respiratory system of insects, the tracheal tubes primarily deliver oxygen directly into the animals' tissues. 
  • The spiracles can be opened and closed in an efficient manner to reduce water loss. Hence, The respiratory organs in cockroach are spiracles.
So, the correct answer is 'spiracles'.

______ is the muscle responsible in respiration.

  1. Diaphragm

  2. Muscle tissue

  3. Heart

  4. Lungs


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diaphragm is a muscular and tendinous sheath that closes the opening between thorax and abdomen and is pierced by structures that pass between these two regions of the body. The diaphragm is the primary muscle of respiration. Diaphragm is the primary respiratory muscle of the body. It, on contraction, increases the vertical diameter of the chest cavity by pulling its central tendon downwards. In this way, the lungs get extra space to expand and air rushes into them. 

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Forceful expiration results from a forceful contraction of diaphragm.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Forced expiration is an active process. It involves contraction of the abdominal muscles which forces the diaphragm upwards reducing the volume of the thoracic cavity. 
  • It also requires contraction of the internal intercostal muscles and innermost intercostal muscles which pull the ribs downwards. Both these actions contribute to a decreased thoracic volume and pressure is inversely proportional to volume. 
  • Therefore pressure within the lungs increases forcing the air out quicker than in normal expiration.
So, the correct option is 'True'.

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
The respiratory medium flows unidirectionally ever the respiratory surface in the gas-exchange systems of:

  1. mammals

  2. frogs

  3. birds

  4. insects


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In birds, the air sacs permit unidirectional flow of air through the lungs. Unidirectional flow means that air moving through bird lungs is largely 'fresh' air & has a higher oxygen content. So, the correct option is 'birds'.

Which of the following is correct

  1. The diaphragm contracts - volume of chest cavity increased

  2. The diaphragm contracts - volume of chest cavity decreased

  3. The diaphragm expands - volume of chest cavity increased

  4. The diaphragm expands - volume of chest cavity decreased


Correct Option: A
- Hide questions