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Compared to the atmosphere air, the alveolar air has:

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Important Questions on Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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The pH of the avian blood is maintained by
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The atmospheric pressure is 760 mm Hg at the sea level. Which of the following ranges is nearest to the partial pressure of CO2 in mm Hg?
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Athletes are often trained at high altitude because
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Identify the wrong statement with reference to transport of oxygen.
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If you exhale multiple times into a conical flask containing lime water through a single inlet fixed through a stop cork, lime water will?
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Approximately seventy percent of carbon-dioxide absorbed by the blood will be transported to the lungs:
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Which of the following graphs best describes the oxygen dissociation curve where pO2 is the partial pressure of oxygen?
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Study the following forms of transport of respiratory gases
A) CO2 as bicarbonates
B) O2 through plasma
C) CO2 as carbamino compounds
D) O2 through RBC
E) CO2 in a dissolved state
Arrange the above in sequence in ascending order based on their percentages.

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Assertion (A): Biconcave shape of mammalian RBC facilitates gas exchange.

Reason (R): Biconcave shape provides a high surface to volume ratio.

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The element whose percentage weight is highest in both earth's crust and human body is
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The partial pressures (in mmHg) of oxygen O2 and carbon dioxide CO2 at alveoli (the site of diffusion) are:
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Partial pressures of O2 and CO2 in systemic vein carrying deoxygenated blood are
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Human fetal hemoglobin differs from the adult hemoglobin in that it has:
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Which of the following factors favour the right side shift of the oxygen dissociation curve?
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Right side shift of oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve occurs during
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The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli of the lungs is:
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The process in which atmospheric air with 21% of O2 is drawn in and alveolar air rich in CO2 is sent out is called        
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Gaseous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveolar air and capillaries takes place by: