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Which of the following is an incorrect statement with respect to lungs?
(a)They are thin vascularized, irregular-walled bag-like structures.
(b)They provide high surface area for gaseous exchange.
(c)They are lined with simple columnar epithelium.
(d)There are 300-350 million alveoli in each lung.

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Important Questions on Breathing and Respiration
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(i) Exchange of gases between deoxygenated blood and alveoli.
(ii) Utilization of oxygen by the cells.
(iii) Exchange of gases between oxygenated blood and tissue.
(iv) Inhalation of air.

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(i) Breathing rate increases.
(ii) Binding capacity of haemoglobin with oxygen decreases.
(iii) The in alveolar air is reduced, so the diffusion of oxygen from the alveolar air into blood also reduces.
(iv) RBC production increases in the body to compensate for low oxygen availability.

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The movement of air into and out of the lungs is carried out by creating a ____(i)____ between the lungs and the atmosphere. Inspiration can occur if intra-pulmonary pressure is ____(ii)____ than the atmospheric pressure. Expiration takes place when the intra-pulmonary pressure is ____(iii)____ than the atmospheric pressure. Inspiration is initiated by the ____(iv)____ of diaphragm which ____(v)____ the volume of thoracic chamber in the antero- posterior axis.
