Exchange and Transport of Gases
Exchange and Transport of Gases: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Oxygen Dissociation Curve, Haldane Effect, Chloride Shift, Exchange of Gases, Carbonic Anhydrase, Transport of Oxygen, Carbamino-haemoglobin, Transport of Gases, Oxyhaemoglobin and, Transport of Carbon Dioxide
Important Questions on Exchange and Transport of Gases
A large proportion of oxygen is left unused in the human blood even after its uptake by the body tissues. This O2

The majority of carbon dioxide produced by our body cells is transported to the lungs

Which one of the following statements about blood constituents and transport of respiratory gases is most accurate?

Carbonic anhydrase occurs in

The carbon dioxide is transported via blood to lungs as:

Although much CO2 is carried in blood, bloods does not become acidic because

Oxygen dissociation curve of haemoglobin is

Carbon dioxide is transported from tissue to respiratory surface by only

Blood analysis of a patient reveals an unusually high quantity of carboxyhaemoglobin content. Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct?
"The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing unusually high content of ___________________."

In alveoli of the lungs, the air at the site of gas exchange, is separated from the blood by

Which of these is correct regarding , and areas in the graph?

In our tissue level, the dissociation of oxyhaemoglobin occurs due to:

The diffusion membrane is made up of

In lungs, the air is separated from the venous blood through

In the given graph curves and represent the relation between partial pressure of oxygen and saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen. If curve represents the condition of blood in a regular artery then please select the correct statement from below.

dissociates from carbamino haemoglobin when

Read the following statements and select the correct one

Hamburger phenomenon is also known as

Which two of the following changes usually tend to occur in the plain dwellers when they move to high altitudes ( or more)?
Increase in red blood cell size
Increase in red blood cell production
Increased breathing rate
Increase in thrombocyte count
Changes occurring are

When a man inhales air containing normal concentration of as well as he suffers from suffocation because
