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  • A. Asthma
  • B. Tuberculosis
  • C. Emphysema
  • D. A and B

Explanation: Emphysema is one of the diseases that comprises COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Correct answer: Emphysema
  • A. 2
  • B. 5
  • C. 8
  • D. More than 10

Explanation: The correct answer is "D". Tobacco smoke is made up of thousands of chemicals, including at least 70 known to cause cancer.

Correct answer: More than 10
  • A. 19.6ml/100 ml blood
  • B. 20 ml/100 ml blood
  • C. 25 ml/100 ml blood
  • D. 30 ml/100 ml blood

Explanation: The maximum amount of oxygen which normal human blood absorbs and carries at sea-level is about 20ml/100 ml of blood.

Correct answer: 20 ml/100 ml blood
  • A. Pharynx
  • B. Bronchioles
  • C. Nostrils
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Nostrils are the openings to the nasal cavities that are on the face. These air-filled pockets are connected to nasal cavities of the nose.

Correct answer: Nostrils
  • A. Contract
  • B. Increase
  • C. Decrease
  • D. Damage

Explanation: Option A: Incorrect. The muscles involved in inspiration actually contract, causing the thoracic cavity to expand.

Correct answer: Increase
  • A. Possess more RBCs with haemoglobin of low O2 binding affinity
  • B. Possess same RBCs with haemoglobin of high O2 binding affinity
  • C. Lose physical fitness to play games like football
  • D. Suffer from altitude sickness with nausea and fatigue

Explanation: When one is at a high altitude, he/she has to acclimatize to it. Breathing becomes difficult at high altitudes, because of the low density…

Correct answer: Possess more RBCs with haemoglobin of low O2 binding affinity
  • A. CO2 in air
  • B. Moisture in expired air
  • C. O2 in air
  • D. All of these

Explanation: Option A: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a gas that is naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere.

Correct answer: Moisture in expired air
  • A. Pharynx
  • B. Bronchioles
  • C. Bronchi
  • D. Both B and C

Explanation: The pharynx is a muscular tube-shaped structure that connects the nasal cavity and mouth to the oesophagus and larynx.

Correct answer: Bronchi
  • A. 20
  • B. 30
  • C. 35
  • D. 45

Explanation: The age at which a person may develop chronic bronchitis can vary depending on various factors such as genetics, lifestyle, and exposure…

Correct answer: 45
  • A. Bronchioles
  • B. Windpipe
  • C. Bronchi
  • D. Alveoli

Explanation: Alveoli are tiny air sacs in your lungs that take up the oxygen you breathe in and keep your body going.

Correct answer: Alveoli
  • A. Lungs
  • B. Trachea
  • C. Glucagon
  • D. Bronchi

Explanation: All of the above mentioned organs are involved in breathing one way or another except glucagon

Correct answer: Glucagon
  • A. Lungs
  • B. Bronchi
  • C. Trachea
  • D. Nostrils

Explanation: Nostrils; These are the openings to the nasal cavities that are on the face. Air enters the nasal cavity through these openings

Correct answer: Nostrils
  • A. Tobacco smoking
  • B. Chemicals
  • C. Pollutants
  • D. Mutagens

Explanation: Tobacco cigarettes contain nicotine and tar which acts as a carcinogen. Carcinogens are cancer causing chemicals.

Correct answer: Tobacco smoking
  • A. Bronchi
  • B. Bronchioles
  • C. Windpipe
  • D. Larynx

Explanation: The incoming air passes from the pharynx to the larynx then to the windipe (trachea).

Correct answer: Larynx
  • A. Pleural membrane
  • B. Myocardium
  • C. Pericardium
  • D. Both Options B and C are correct

Explanation: Option A; The pleura includes two thin layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs.

Correct answer: Pleural membrane
  • A. Ribs
  • B. Pharynx
  • C. Lungs
  • D. Both B and C

Explanation: The ribs are supported by intercostal muscles which form the walls of the thoracic cavity and also move the ribs during breathing.

Correct answer: Ribs
  • A. Bronchioles
  • B. Bronchi
  • C. Alveoli
  • D. Air sac

Explanation: Bronchioles are approximately 1 mm or less in diameter and their walls consist of ciliated cuboidal epithelium and a layer of smooth…

Correct answer: Bronchioles
  • A. Smoking
  • B. Cough
  • C. Pollutants
  • D. Mutagens

Explanation: Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer. It causes about 90 percent of lung cancer cases.

Correct answer: Smoking
  • A. Breakdown of glucose
  • B. Formation of ATP
  • C. Release of energy
  • D. Exchange of gases

Explanation: The oxidation-reduction processes occur inside the living cells during which organic food is broken down and energy is released.C6H12O6 +…

Correct answer: Exchange of gases
  • A. Voice box
  • B. Epiglottis
  • C. Bronchi
  • D. Wind pipe

Explanation: OPTION A: The larynx is an enlargement in the airway at the top of the trachea and below the pharynx.

Correct answer: Wind pipe