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Define hyperpnea.

 

Important Questions on Breathing and Respiration

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Name the pulmonary disease in which alveolar surface area involved in gas exchange is drastically reduced due to damage in the alveolar walls.
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Which of the following options correctly represents the lung conditions in asthma and emphysema, respectively?
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Which of the following is an occupational respiratory disorder?
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Disease aggravated by pollution is

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Which of the following protein is produced by genetic engineering as a cure for diseases like emphysema?
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Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused by _____. (Write the full scientific name)
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Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium _____. (Write the scientific name of the bacterium.)
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Blood analysis of a patient reveals an unusually high quantity of carboxyhaemoglobin content. Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct?

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Painful breathing or distress breathing is called _____.
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_____ is used as a medical term for 'shortness of breath'.
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Which of the following respiratory disorder occurs during sleep?
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Lack of oxygen in inspired air is termed as _____.
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Which of the following disease is characterized by damage to alveolar sac and is treated by the protein α-1 antitrypsin?
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BCG is the vaccination given to the bacterial disease called _____. (Write the full name of the disease)
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
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Emphysema is a chronic disorder in which alveolar walls are damaged due to which respiratory surface is_____(decreased/increased).
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Occupational lung diseases that occur in humans, among those given below is
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Fill in the gap choosing the correct word given within the parenthesis:
The main cause of asthma is _____ spasm. (alveolar, bronchial, tracheae)

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_____ is the compound in cigarette which drives the smoking addiction.
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Fill in the blank with the correct option provided in the bracket.

_____ is the disorder of difficulty in breathing caused due to inflammation of bronchi and bronchioles. (asthma, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary embolus)