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Respiratory process is regulated by certain specialised centres in the brain. One of the following listed centres can reduce the inspiratory duration upon stimulation

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Important Questions on Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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Describe the regulation of respiration in humans.
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Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

Column-I Column-II
(a) Pneumotaxic centre (i) Alveoli
(b) O2 Dissociation curve (ii) Pons region of the brain
(c) Carbonic anhydrase (iii) Haemoglobin
(d) Primary site of exchange of gases (iv) RBC
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How is respiratory movements regulated in man?
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Which of the following shows chemoreceptors for respiration?
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When you hold your breath, which of the following gas changes in blood would first lead to the urge to breathe?
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The respiratory centre in the brain is stimulated by
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The respiratory centre in brain is stimulated by
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Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option.
The breathing rhythm is generated in the _____(i)_____ and is influenced by variation in levels of _____(ii)_____ in the blood.
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When CO2 concentration in blood increases breathing becomes
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The apneustic centre of pons is concerned with which of the following actions?
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Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: Rate of breathing is regulated by respiratory centres present in the medulla oblongata.
Statement 2: Changes in the CO2 level of the arterial blood control the rate of breathing.
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Which of the following can activate the chemosensitive area situated adjacent to the rhythm centre?
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When CO2 concentration in blood increases breathing becomes
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The human brain has a pneumotaxic centre which
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Chemosensitive area of respiratory centre in medulla is affected by