Pre-Medical

BREATHING AND EXCHANGE OF GASES EXERCISE

1. Respiration is 10. How much oxygen, blood supplies to tissues in one
(1) Physical process circulation
(2) Chemical process (1) 75% (2) 1.34%
(3) Physico chemical process (3) 25% (4) 7%
(4) None 11. Abdominal breathing refers to
2. Larynx is a modified portion of (1) Normal breathing
(1) Pharynx (2) Trachea (2) Slow breathing
(3) Bronchus (4) Lungs (3) Fast breathing
(4) Voluntary breathing
3. Thoracic cavity is enlarged by contraction of
(1) Internal Intercostal muscles 12. Inhibition of respiratory centre is termed
(2) Diaphragm (1) Bradypnoea (2) Apnoea
(3) Lungs (3) Anoxia (4) Tachypnoea
(4) All of above 13. Under normal condition 100 ml blood deliver
4. Cartilaginous rings in trachea are incomplete at (1) 4 ml CO2 (2) 10 ml CO2
which surface. (3) 1.34 ml CO2 (4) 30 ml CO2
(1) Dorsal (2) Ventral
14. Haldane effect is due to
(3) Lateral (4) Ventrolateral
(1) CO2 (2) Lactic acid
5. Breathing by ribs is more pronounced in (3) pH (4) Oxyheamoglobin
(1) Male (2) Female
15. External respiration refers to exchange of gases
(3) Pregnant female (4) None between
6. The most important muscular structure in respira- (1) Inspired air and blood
tory system of rabbit is (2) Blood and tissue fluid
(1) External intercostal muscles (3) Alveolar air and blood
(2) Internal intercostal muscles (4) Environmental air and lungs
(3) Diaphgram
16. If expiratory reserve volume is 1100 ml residual
(4) Vertebral column volume is 1200 ml and tidal volume is 500 ml,
what shall be the functional residual capacity
7. Wall of alveoli is composed of
(1) 1600 ml (2) 2800 ml
(1) Simple squamous epithelium
(3) 2300 ml (4) 1200 ml
(2) Simple cuboidal epithelium
(3) Pseudostratified epithelium 17. What percentage of CO2 flows in blood in form of
(4) Simple columnar epithelium bicarbonates
(1) 7% (2) 23%
8. Schneiderian membrane occurs on
(3) 50% (4) 70%
(1) Larynx (2) Nasoturbinals
18. Effect of CO2 concentration on dissociation of
(3) Maxillo turbinals (4) Ethmoturbinals
oxyhaemoglobin is called
9. "Methemoglobin" refers to (1) Bohr's effect (2) Haldane effect
(1) A colourless respiratory pigment (3) Hamburger effect (4) Gaudi Kov's effect
(2) Oxidized haemoglobin
19. Which part of thyroid cartilage in larynx is closed
(3) Oxygenated haemoglobin
(1) Dorsal (2) Ventral
(4) Deoxygeneted haemoglobin
(3) Anterior (4) Posterior
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20. Oxygen in expired air 30. The function of tracheal cilia is to
(1) 10% (2) 16% (1) Pass mucus out (2) Pass mucus in
(3) 19% (4) 4% (3) Pass air out (4) Passair in

21. Rate of breathing in rabbit 31. In the process of transport of CO2 which phenom-
(1) 12 / min (2) 36-38/min enon occurs between RBCs and plasma
(3) 100/min (4) 300/min (1) Osmosis (2) Adsorption

22. Chloride shift for the transport of (3)Chloride shift (4) Absorption

(1) O2 (2) CO2 32. Oxygen dissociation curve of haemoglobin is

(3) CO (4) Ozone (1) Sigmoid (2) Hyperbolic
23. Pneumotaxic centre is present in (3) Linear (4) Hypobolic
(1) Pons 33. For proper transport of O2 and CO2 blood should
(2) Medulla be
(3) Cerebrum (1)Slightlyacidic (2) Strongly acidic
(4) Lungs (3) Strongly alkaline (4)Slightlyalkaline

24. During inspiration muscles of diaphragm 34. What would happen when blood is acidic
(1) Contracts (2) Expands (1) Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin increases
(3) No effect (4) Coiledlike string (2) Red blood corpuscles are formed in higher num-
ber
25. Air filled in dead space is
(1) 150 CC (2) 350 CC (3) Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin decreases

(3) 500 CC (4) 1500 CC (4) There is no change in oxygen binding nor num-
ber of RBC
26. Very high number of alveoli present in a lung is
meant for 35. Oxygen haemoglobin dissociation curve will shift to
right on decrease of
(1) More space for increasing volume of inspired
air (1) Acidity7
(2) More area for diffusion (2) Carbon dioxide concentration
(3) Making the organ spongy (3) Both 1 & 2
(4) Increasing nerve supply (4) pH
27. Expiration involves 36. Which one of the following statement is correct?
(1) Relaxation of diaphragm and intercostal muscles (1) Chest expands because air enters into the lungs
(2) Contraction of diaphragm and intercostal muscles (2) Air enters into the lungs because chest expands
(3) Contraction of diaphragm muscles (3) The muscles of the diaphragm contracts because
(4) Contraction of intercostal muscles air enters into the lungs
(4) All of the above statements are correct
28. Expiratory muscles contract at the time of
(1) Deep inspiration 37. "Emphysema" is a condition in which -
(2) Normal inspiration and expiration (1) Repiratoy centre inhibited
(3) Forceful expiration (2) Lot of fluid in the lungs
(4) Normal expiration (3) The walls seperating the alveoli break
(4) Lungs have more O2
29. Inflammation of the lung covering causing severe
chest pain is 38. The combination of oxygen with haemoglobin is
(1) Emphysema (2)Pleurisy called
(3) Asphyxia (4) Hypoxia (1) Oxidation (2) Oxygenation
(3) Reduction (4) None of the above

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39. Each lung is enclosed in a double membrance called 48. If the thoracic wall but not the lungs are punctured
as pleura. The membrance which closely covers (1) The lungs get inflated
the lung is
(2) The man dies as the lungs get collapsed
(1) Lung pleura (2) Visceral pleura
(3) The breathing rate decreases
(3) Peritoneal pleura (4) Parietal pleura
(4) The breathing rate increases
40. Which of the following prevents collapsing of
49. Cartilage of santorini is a band on
Trachea
(1) Cricoid (2) Arytenoid
(1) Muscles
(3) Thyroid (4) None
(2) Diaphragm
(3)Ribs 50. Exchange of gases in man takes place in
(4) Cartilaginuous capsule (1) Trachea (2) Bronchus
(3)Alveoli (4)All
41. The covering of lungs in human is
(1) Peritoneum 51. The most important function of diaphragm of mam-
(2) Pericardium mals is
(3) Pleural membrane (1) To devide the body cavity into compartments
(4) Glission capsuls (2) To protect lungs
(3) To aid in respiration
42. Hamburger's phenomenon is also called
(4) To aid in ventilation
(1) HCO3 shift (2)Chloride shift
(3) Hydrogen shift (4) None of the these 52. In frog cutaneous respiration takes place
43. The long trachea of rabbit contains (1) In water (2) On land
(1) Buccal cord (3) In hibernation (4) All (Always)
(2) Thyroid 53. Ratio of oxyhaemoglobin and haemoglobin in blood
(3) Complete tracheal cartilages is based upon
(4) Incomplete tracheal cartilages (1) Oxygen tension

44. Respiratory system is derived from (2) Carbon-di-oxide tension

(1) Ectoderm (2) Endoderm (3) Carbonate tension

(3) Both 1 & 2 (4) Endo mesoderm (4) Bicarbonate tension

45. In Man, the structure with a function similar to spi- 54. Frog can not live without
racles of cockroach are (1) Cutaneous respiration
(1) Lungs (2)Alveoli (2) Pulmonary respiration
(3) Bronchioles (4)Nostrils
(3) Buccal respiration
46. Among mammals, the efficiency of ventilation of (4)All
lungs as compared to reptiles and birds is better
developed by the presence of 55. In fever breathing rate
(1) Ribs & costal muscles (1) Increase (2) Decrease
(3) Stop (4) None
(2) Only ribs
(3) Only costal muscles 56. Which forms stable compound with haemoglobin?
(4) Diaphragm (1) O2 (2) CO2
(3) CO (4)All
47. The structure which prevents the entry of food into
respiratory tract is 57. Total lung capacity is
(1)pharynx (2) Larynx (1) One lit (2)3lit
(3)Glottis (4)Epiglottis (3)6lit (4)8lit

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58. In rabbit respiration takes place in 69. In nasal passage, the turbinal bones are present in
(1) Cells liningthe lungs cavity which of the following groups -
(2) Cells found in blood (1) Inall vertebrates (2) Amphibia
(3) All living cells of the body (3) Mammals (4)None
(4) Only RBC
70. A molecule of haemoglobin can carry oxygen mol-
59. Asthma is a respiratory disease caused due to ecule :
(1) Infection of trachea (1)2 (2)4
(2) Infectionof lungs (3)6 (4)8
(3) Bleeding into pleural cavity
71. Number of alveoli present in human lungs is
(4) Spasm in bronchial muscles
(1) 7-10 million (2) 70-100 million
60. The impulse for voluntary muscles for forced breath-
(3) 300-400 million (4) 800-1000 million
ingstartsin
(1) Medulla oblongata (2) Vagus nerve 72. One of the following is a difference between pul-
(3) Cerebellum (4) Cerebrum monary respiration of frog and human
(1) Diaphragm and ribs play role in breathing
61. The process of respiration is concerned with
(2) Lungs are respiratory organs
(1) In take of O2 (2) Liberation of O2
(3) Respiration occurs due to pressure gradient
(3) Liberation of CO2 (4) Liberation of energy
(4) None
62. Lungs of rabbit and man are
(1) Sucken lungs (2) Pressure lungs 73. Vocal cords are attached with
(3) Aquatic lungs (4) None (1) Cricoid (2) Arytenoid
(3) Thyroid and arytenoid (4) None
63. Maximum expiration after full inspiration is called
(1) Vital capacity (2) Lung capacity 74. Arytenoid cartilage in larynx are
(3) Tidal volume (4) Residual volume (1)Elastic (2) Hyaline

64. Signet ring cartilage of larynx is (3)Calcified (4) Allof these

(1) Cricoid (2) Arytenoid 75. Which of the following is not a respiratory organ in
rabbit
(3) Thyroid (4)All
(1) Nasal chamber (2) Oesophagus
65. Respiratory rate in new born baby is (3) Pharynx (4) Trachea
(1) Equal to adult (2) Less then adult
76. Lungs are devided into lobes in rabbit
(3) More than adult (4) None
(1) 4 right & 2 left lobes (2) 2 right & 3 left lobes
66. Air that remains in lung after most powerful expi- (3) 2 right & 2 left lobes (4) None
rationis
77. Myoglobin is found in
(1)Inspiratoryair (2) Dead space air
(1) Lungs (2) Blood
(3)Tidalair (4) Residual air
(3) Muscles (4) RBC
67. Carbonic anhydrase is found in
78. Residual air mostly occurs in
(1) W.B.C. (2) RBC
(1)Alveoli (2) Bronchus
(3) Blood plasma (4)All
(3)Nostrils (4) Trachea
68. The chloride shift is movement of Cl–
79. Volume of air inspired or expired with each normal
(1) From plasma to RBC breath is known as
(2) From WBC to plasma (1) Inspiratory capacity (2) Total lung capacity
(3) Both (3) Tidal volume (4) Residual volume
(4) None

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80. Rate of respiration is directly affected by 89. In humans sound is produced by
(1) CO2 concentration (1) Syrinx (2) Larynx
(2) O2 in trachea (3) Bronchus (4) Trachea
(3) Concentration of O2
90. Carbon monoxide prevents transport of oxygen by
(4) Diaphragm expansion
(1) Forming stable compound with haemoglobin
81. Which is correct (2) Destroying haemoglobin
(1) Respiratory centres are not affected by CO2 (3) Forming carbon dioxide with oxygen
(2) In humans vital capacity is just double the expi- (4) Destroying RBC's
ratory volume
(3) A human lung has 103 alveoli 91. Oxyhaemoglobin acts as
(4) During inspiration the lungs act as suction pump (1)Alkali (2) Acid
(3) Neutral (4) Buffer
82. Body tissues obtain O2 from haemoglobin because
of its dissociation in tissues caused by 92. Lungs are covered by
(1) Low oxygen concentration and high CO2 con- (1) Perichondrium
centration (2) Pleural sac
(2) High O2 concentration (3) Pericardium
(3) Low CO2 concentration (4) Peristomium
(4) High CO2 concentration
93. Number of tracheal rings in man is
83. Narrowest and most abundant tubes of lungs are (1) 16-20 (2) 20-24
(1) Bronchioles (2) Bronchus (3) 24-28 (4) 28-32
(3)Alveoli (4) Trachea
94. Percentage of oxygen transported by haemoglobin
84. Oxygen in lungs ultimately reaches s
i
(1)Alveoli (2) Trachea (1) 93 (2) 95
(3) Bronchus (4) Bronchioles (3) 97 (4) 99

85. Most of the carbon - di - oxide is carried in the 95. The alveolar epithelium in the lung is
blood as [C.B.S.E. 1990, B.H.U. 1996]
(1) Bicarbonates (2) Carbon monoxide (1) Nonciliated colomnar
(3) Carbonic acid (4) Carbonates (2) Nonciliated squamous
86. In vertebrate blood the carrier of oxygen to the (3) Ciliated columnar
tissues or respiratory pigment is (4) Ciliated squamous
(1) Plasma (2) Lymphocytes
96. Carbon dioxide is transported from tissue to respi-
(3) Leucocytes (4) Haemoglobin
ratory surface by only [C.B.S.E. 1993]

87. Minimum concentration and pressure of CO in al- (1) Plasma and erythrocytes
veoli of lungs that would be dangerous to man (2) Plasma
(1) 1 % , 0 - 7 mm Hg (3) Erythrocytes
(2) 0 - 4 %, 0 - 7 mm Hg (4) Erythrocytes and leucocytes
(3) 2 - 7 % , 0 - 4 mm Hg
97. Respiratory centre is situated in [C.B.S.E. 1999]
(4) 0 - 3 % , 0 - 4 mm Hg
(1) Cerebellum
88. What is the common element in haemoglobin and
(2) Medulla oblongate
Myoglobin
(1) Fe (2) Cu (3) Hypothalamus
(3) Mn (4) Mg (4) Cerebrum

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98. Air is breathed through 105. Which one protects the lungs [B.H.U. 1996]

(1) Trachea  lungs  larynx  pharynx  (1) Rib

alveoli [Pb. P.M.T 1999, C.B.S.E. 1994]
(2) Vertebral colum
(2) Nose  larynx  pharynx  bronchus  (3) Sternum
alveoli  bronchioles
(4) All above
(3) Nostrils  pharynx  larynx  trachea 
bronchi  bronchioles  alveoli 106. Which one has the lowest value [B.H.U. 1996]
(4) Nose  mouth  lungs (1) Tidal volume

99. Carbonic anhydrase is mostly active in (2) Vital capacity

[C.E.T. Chd. 2000, Manipal 2001] (3) Inspiratory reserve volume

(1) RBC (2) WBC (4) Expiratory reserve volume
(3) Blood Plasma (4) Blood Platelets. 107. Amount of oxygen present in one gram of haemo-
100. Presence of large number of alveoli around alveo- globinis [A.I.I.M.S.1997, Har, PMT 2000]
lar ducts opening into bronchioles in mammalian (1) 20 ml
lungsis [C.B.S.E. 1995]
(2) 1.34 ml
(1) Inefficient system of ventilation with litle of
(3) 13.4 ml
residual air
(4) None of these
(2) Inefficient system of ventilation with high
percentage of residual air 108. Compound soluble in wate which does not impede
(3) Anefficient system of ventilationwith no residual oxygen transportation is [A.I.I.M.S. 1997]
air (1) SO2 (2) SO3
(4) An efficient system of ventilation with little re- (3) CO (4) NO
sidualair
109. In lungs air is separated from venous blood by
101. During transport of CO2, blood does not become
(1) Squamous epithelium + tunica externa of blood
acidic due to [C.B.S.E. 1995]
vessel [C.B.S.E. 1997]
(1) Neutralisation of H2CO3 by Na2CO3
(2) Squamous epithelium + endothelium of blood
(2) Absorption of leucoyctes vessel
(3) Blood buffers (3) Transitional epithelium + tunica media of blood
(4) Nonaccumulation vessel
(4) Columnar epithelium + 3 layered wall of blood
102. Carbon monoxide has greater affinity for haemo-
vessel.
globin as compared to oxygen [C.B.S.E. 1995]

(1) 1000 times (2) 200 times 110. In carbon monoxide poisoning there is
(3) 20 times (4) 2 times (1) Increase in carbon dioxide concentration
(2) Decrease in oxygen availability [A.F.M.C. 1997]
103. At high altitude, RBC of human blood will
[C.B.S.E. 1995, Pb. P.M.T. 1999]
(3) Decrease in free haemoglobin
(4) None of these
(1) increase in number (2) Decrease in number
(3) Decrease in size (4) Increasein size 111. Exchange of gases in lung alveoli occurs through
C.B.S.E. 1998]
104. About 1500 ml of air left in lungs is called
(1) Active transport (2) Osmosis
(1) Tidal volume [C.B.S.E. 1996]
(3) Simple diffusion (4) Passive transport
(2) Ispiratory reserve volume
112. Haemoglobin is [C.B.S.E. 1999]
(3) Residual volume
(1) Vitamin (2) Skin pigment
(4) Vital capacity (3) Blood carrier (4) Respiratory pigment

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113. Vocal cords occur in [M.P. P.M.T. 1999] 120. Determination of oxygen carried by haemoglobin
(1) Pharynx (2) Larynx is done by [C.E.T. Chd. 2001]
(1) pH
(3)Glottis (4) Bronchial tube
(2) Partial pressure of oxygen
114. Concentration of carbonic acid does not increase in (3) Partial pressure of carbon dioxide
blood due to presence of [B.H.U. 1999] (4) All the above
(1) Na+ (2) Mg2+ 121. Arytenoid cartilage is found in [B.H.U. 2002]
(1) Hyoid (2) Sternum
(3) Ca2+ (4) K+
(3) Larynx (4) Nose
115. Match the columns [Karnataka 1999] 122. Dissociation of oxyhaemoglobin occurs in tissues due
to [J.I.P.M.E.R. 2002]
Column I Column II
(a) Larynx (p) Lid of larynx (1) High PO 2 (2) Low PO 2

(b) Trachea (q) Air sacs (3) Equal PO 2 (4) Irrespective of PO 2

(c) Alveoli (
r) Voice box 123. At the time of expiration, diaphragm becomes
(d) Epiglottis (
s) Wind pipe (1) Oblique [Karnataka 2003]

(
t
) Common passage. (2) Normal
(3) Flattened
(1) a—r, b—s, c—q, d—p
(4) Dome-shaped.
(2) a—t, b—s, c—p, d—q 124. CO is harmfull because :- [CBSE 1998]
(3) a—r, b—s, c—q, d—t (1) It forms stable compound with hemoglobin
(4) a—r, b—t, c—q, d—p (2) It blocks mitosis
(3) It is mutagenic
116. Adam's Apple represents [Pb. P.M.T. 2000] (4) It causes defoliation
(1) Arytenoid cartilage of larynx 125. Exchange of bicarbonates and chloride ions between
RBC and plasma is called:-
(2) Cricoid cartilage of larynx
(1) Chloride shift. [CBSE 1999]
(3) Thyroid cartilage of larynx (2) Bohr's effect.
(4) All the above (3) Haldane's effect.
(4) Intra cellular respiration.
117. Hiccough (hiccup) is due to activity of
126. When CO2 concentration in blood increases,
(1) Intercostal muscle [Manipal 2001]
breathing becomes – [CBSE 2004]
(2) Food in air tract (1) There is no effect on breathing
(3) Diapharagm (2) Slow and deep
(4) Inadequate oxygne in environment (3) Faster
(4) Shallower and slow
118. Respiratory centre of brain is stimulated by
127. In which part of lungs gaseous exchange takes place
[A.I.I.M.S 2000]
in Rabbit :– [RPMT 2001]
(1) Carbon dioxide content in venous blood (1) Trachea & alveolar duct
(2) Carbon dioxide content in arterial blood (2) Trachea & bronchi
(3) Alveolar duct & alveoli
(3) Oxygen content in venous blood
(4) Alveoli & Trachea
(4) Oxygen content in arterial blood 128. If CO2 concentration increases in blood then
119. Carbon dioxide entering erythrocytes reacts with breathing will :- [RPMT 2003]
water to form carbonic acid. The enzyme is (1) Increases (2) Decrease
(3) Stop (4) Remain unchanged
(1) Carbonic anhydrase [H.P.P.M.T. 2001]
129. Heiring-Breuer reflex related to :- [RPMT 2003]
(2) Carboxypeptidase (1) Effect of pH on respiratory centre
(3) Hydrolase (2) Effect of CO2 on respiratory centre
(3) Effect of nerves on respiratory centre
(4) Oxidoreductase
(4) Effect of temp. on respiratory center

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130. Toxic effect of carbon monoxide is due to its greater been due to improper movement of :-
affinity for haemoglobin as compared to oxygen [AIPMT 2011]
and it is :- [RPMT 2003] (1)Epiglottis (2) Diaphragm
(1) 2 times (2) 20 times (3) Neck (4) Tongue
(3) 200 times (4) 300 times 135. What is true about RBCs in humans ?
131. Tracheal rings in Rabbit are :– [RPMT 2004] (1) They do not carry CO2 at all [AIPMT 2010]
(1) Complete (2) Incomplete (2) They carry about 20–25 per cent of CO2
(3) Dorsally incomplete (4) Lateral incomplete (3) They transport 99.5 per cent of O2
132. What is vital capacity of our lungs ?[AIPMT 2008] (4) They transport about 80 per cent oxygen only
(1) Inspiratory reserve volume plus expiratory and the rest 20 per cent of it is transported in
reserve volume dissolved state in blood plasma
(2) Total lung capacity minus residual volume 136. Listed below are four respiratory capacities (a – d)
(3) Inspiratory reserve volume plus tidal volume and four jumbled respiratory volumes of a normal
(4) Total lung capacity minus expiratory reserve human adult : [AIPMT 2010]
volume Respiratory Respiratory
133. Bulk of carbon dioxide (CO2) released from body capacities volumes
tissues into the blood is present as :[AIPMT 2011] (a) Residual volume 2500 mL
(1) Carbamino-haemoglobin in RBCs (b) Vital capacity 3500 mL
(2) Bicarbonate in blood plasma and RBCs (c) Inspiratory reserve volume 1200 mL
(3) Free CO2 in blood plasma (d) Inspiratory capacity 4500 mL
(4) 70% carbamino-haemoglobin and 30% as Which one of the following is the correct matching
bicarbonate of two capacities and volumes ?
134. Two friends are eating together on a dining table. (1) (a) 4500 mL (b) 3500 mL
One of them suddenly starts coughing while (2) (b) 2500 mL (c) 4500 mL
swallowing some food. This coughing would have (3) (c) 1200 mL (d) 2500 mL
(4) (d) 3500 mL (a) 1200 mL

ANSWER KEY
Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
A. 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 4 4 3 4
Q. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
A. 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 4 3
Q. 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
A. 4 2 3 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 4
Q. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
A. 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 2 1
Q. 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85
A. 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 1
Q. 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
A. 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 2
Q. 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119
A. 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 1
Q. 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136
A. 4 3 2 4 1 1 3 3 1 3 4 3 2 2 1 2 4

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STATE PMT EXAMS EXERCISE

1. Lungs ventilation movements is due to :- 9. Why is CO poisonous for man :- [Bihar 2006]

[Uttaranchal PMT 2004] (1) CO affects the nerves of the lungs

(1) Costal muscle and diaphragm (2) CO affects the diaphragm and intercostal
muscles
(2) Costal muscle
(3) CO reacts with oxygen reducing percentage of
(3) Diaphragm O2 in air
(4) Wall of the lungs (4) haemoglobin combines with CO instead O2 and
th product cannot dissociate
2. During hibernation period, frog's respiration is :-
[Uttaranchal PMT 2005]
10. One haemoglobin carries how many molecules of
O2 :- [UP CPMT 2002]
(1) cutaneous (2) pulmonary
(1) 4 (2) 2
(3) pharyngeal (4) buccopharyngeal
(3) 6 (4) 8
3. In alveolar air, the partial pressure of CO2 is :- 11. Respiratory centre is present in :-
[West Bengal JEE 2007] (1) cerebellum [UP CPMT 2002]
(1) 40 mm of Hg (2) 42 mm of Hg (2) Cerebrum
(3) 44 mm of Hg (4) 46 mm of Hg (3) Medulla oblongata
(4) hypothalamus
4. In lung, maximum gaseous exchange is due to :-
(1) Simple diffusion [Jharkhand 2006] 12. After deep inspiration, capacity of maximum
expiration of lung is called :- [UP CPMT 2004]
(2) Active transport
(1) Total lung capacity
(3) Passive transport
(2) Functional residual capacity
(4)fascilitated diffusion
(3) Vital capacity
5. Respiratory centre in brain occurs in :- (4) Inspiratory capacity
(1) Medulla oblongata [Jharkhand 2004]
13. Acsent of high mountains may cause altitude
(2) Cerebellm sickness in men. Prime cause of this is:-
(3) Hypothalamus [UP CPMT 2005]

(4) Pericardium (1) Excess of CO2 in blood

(2) Decreased effeciency of haemoglobin
6. CO2 is transported mainly as :-
(3) Decreased partial pressue of oxygen
(1) plasma [Bihar 2005]
(4) Decreased proportion of oxygen in air
(2) carbonic acid
(3) bicarbonate 14. Pneumotaxic centre is present in :-
(4) carboxyhaemoglobin (1) Cerebrum [UP CPMT 2007]

(2) Cerebellum
7. By which mechanism, oxygen is transported from
lungs to cells :- [Bihar 2005] (3) Medulla oblongata

(1) Diffusion (2)Fascilitateddiffusion (4) Pons varolii

(3) Transpiration (4) Osmosis 15. Hamburger shift is also known as :-

8. Respiratory pigment or oxygen carrier in frog's (1) bicarbonate shift [MP PMT 2007]

blood is :- [Bihar 2002] (2) chloride shift

(1) haemocyanin (2) haemoglobin (3) Potassium shift
(3) haemazoin (4) lymphocytes (4) All of these

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16. Haemoglobin shows maximum affinity with:- (4) The partial pressure of CO2 in alveolar air
(1) Carbon monoxide [MP PMT 2005] is 40 mm Hg
(2) Carbon dioxide (5) The partial pressure of CO2 in deoxygenated
(3) Oxygen blood is 95 mm Hg.
(4) Ammonia 25. The type of tissue lining the nasal passage,
17. Dissociation curve shifts to the right when :- bronchioles and fallopian tubes is –
(1) CO2 concentration decreases [MP PMT 2002] (1) columnar ciliated epithelium [Kerala PMT 2007]

(2) CO2 concentration increases (2) cuboidal epithelium

(3) O2 concentration decreases (3) neurosensory epithelium
(4) Cl– concentration increases (4) germinal epithelium
18. The epithelium of respiratory bronchioles is :- (5) straitified columnar epithelium
(1) Pseudostratified and colummar[MP PMT 2002]
26. Match the items in column I with column II and
(2) Squamous and sensory
choose the correct option [Kerala PMT 2007]
(3) Pseudostratified and sensory
column I column II
(4) Cuboidal and columnar
(A) Tidal volume (
i
) 2500 to 3000 mL
19. If a man from sea coast goes to Everest peak then
ofair
[MP PMT 2002]
(B) Inspiratory reserve (ii) 1000 mL of air
(1) His breathing and heart beat will increase
volume
(2) His breathing and heart beat will decrease
(C) Expiratory reserve (iii) 500 mL of air
(3) His respiratory rate will decrease
volume
(4) His heart beat will decrease
(D) Residual volume (iv) 3400 to 4800 mL air
20. O2 dissociation curve is : [Delhi PMT 2007]
(E) Vital capacity (v) 1200 mL of air
(1) sigmoid curve (2) parabolic
(3) hyperbolic (4)straightline A B C D E

21. Chloride shift occurs in respond to : (1) (iii) (iv) (

ii
) (
i
) (v)
+ +
(1) H (2) K [Delhi PMT 2007] (2) (iii) (
i
) (
ii
) (v) (iv)

(3) HCO 3– (4) Na+ (3) (iii) (

i
) (iv) (v) (iv)
(4) (iv) (iii) (
ii
) (
i
) (v)
22. During normal respiration without any effort the
volume of air insired or expired is called – 27. Hamburger's phenomenon explains
[Delhi PMT 2007]
(1) formation of HCO 3– [J & K PMT 2007]
(1) Tidal volume (2) Reserve volume
(2)chlorideshift
(3) Residual volume (4) None of these
23. Vital capacity of lungs is (3) oxygen saturation of Hb

[Delhi PMT 2007, Kerala PMT 2007] (4) breathing mechanism

(1) TV + IRV + ERV (2) TV + IRV + RV 28. The cavities of lungs alveoli are lined by –
(3) TV + ERV (4) IRV + ERV (1) cuboidal epithelium [J & K PMT 2007]

24. Which of the following statements is not true ? (2) columnar epithelium
[Kerala PMT 2007] (3) stratified cuboidal epithelium
(1) The partial pressure of O2 in deoxygenated blood (4) squamous epithelium
is 40 mm Hg.
29. When temperature decreases oxy–Hb curve will
(2) The partial pressure of O2 in oxygenated blood
become – [UP CPMT 2007]
is 95 mm Hg
(1) more steep (2)straight
(3) The partial pressure of O2 in alveolar air is
104 mm Hg (3) parabola (4)allof these

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30. Emphysema is disease characterized by : 37. The diagram represents the human larynx. Choose
[HP PMT 2007] the correct combination of labelling from options
given [Kerala PMT 2008]
(1) haemorrhage of pulmonary capillaries
(2) increase in number of air sacs
(3) infection of mycobacterium trabeculae
(4) inflationof alveolar sacs
31. What happen to the O2 dissociation curve of Hb if
pH is decreased ? [HP PMT 2007]

(1)shifttoleft
(2)shifttoright
(3) remain unchanged
(4)willoscillateerratically
32. Residual volume is : [Karnataka CET 2007] A B C D
(1)larynx parathyroid tracheal trachea
(1) lesser than tidal volume
cartilage
(2) greater than inspiratory volume (2)nasolarynx thyroid tracheal trachea
(3) greater than vital capacity cartilage
(4) greater than tidal volume (3) trachea thyroid bronchiole tracheal
cartilage
33. Simplest respiratory organ is : [RPMT 2007]
(4)epiglottis thyroid tracheal trachea
(1)gills (2) contractile vacuole cartilage
(3)skin (4)lungs (5)epiglottis parathyroid Trachea Tracheal
cartilage
34. Covering over lungs is called : [RPMT 2007]
38. Whether a child died after normal birth or died
(1) periosteum (2) pericardium
before birth can be confirmed by measuring –
(3) peritoneum (4) pleura
(1) tidal volume of air [Karnataka 2008]
35. Arrange the following in the order of increasing
(2) residual volume of air
volume : [AIIMS 2007, Pb PMT 2007]
(3) the weight of the child
(A) Tidal volume
(4) the dead space air
(B) Residual volume
39. What is vital capacity of our lungs ? [AIPMT 2008]
(C) Inspiratory reserve volume
(1) inspiratory reserve volume plus expiratory
(D) Vital capacity
reserve volume
(1) A < B < C < D
(2) total lung capacity minus residual volume
(2) A < C < B < D
(3) inspiratory reserve volume plus tidal volume
(3) A < D < C < B
(4) A < D < B < C (4) total lung capacity minus expiratory reserve
volume
36. About 97% of O2 is transported by RBC. The
remaining 3% is [Kerala PMT 2008] 40. CO is more toxic than CO2 because it :

(1) dissolved in plasma and transported (1) Damages lungs [Wardha 2007]

(2) remains in lungs (2) form acid with water

(3) attached to cell membranes (3) Affects the nervous system
(4) inside the mitochondria (4) reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of
(5) in peroxisomes haemoglobin

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41. When CO2 concentration in blood increases, 43. Lungs have large number of narrow tubes :
breathing becomes : [Har. PMT JEE 2007]
(1) slow and deep [Manipal 2007]
(1)Alveoli (2) Bronchi
(2) faster and deeper
(3) Bronchioles (4) Tracheae
(3) shallower and slow
44. Haemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve is –
(4) there is no effect on breathing
42. Which of the following factors raise the P50 valve [BCECE 2007]

and shifts the HbO2 dissociation curve to right and (1) Hyperbolic (2) Sigmoid
vice versa : (3) Straight (4) Constant
a. Rise in Pco2 [BHU 2007]
45. Hypoxia is the condition in which less oxygen
b. Fall in temperature become available to the tissues. This may be due to
c. Rise in H+ (=fall in pH)
(1) less oxygen in the atmosphere [BHU 2007]
d. Fall in diphosphoglyceric acid
(2) more CO2 in the air
Answer codes :
(3) less RBC's in blood
(1) a and b are correct (2) b and d are correct
(3) a and c are correct (4) a, b and c are correct (4) all of the above

ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 3 3 3 4 2
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 2 2 4 1 4
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 2 4 3 4 1 1 4 2 2 4 2 3 3 2 4

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NCERT BASED QUESTIONS

1. Which is a common passage for food and air :- 8. Total volume of air a person can expire after normal
(1) Trachea (2) Oesophagus inspirationis:-

(3) Pharynx (4)Glottis (1) Vital capacity

2. The function of conducting part in respiratory system (2) Functional residual capacity
of human is :-
(3) Inspiratory capacity
(1) Clears foreign particles.
(4) Expiratory capacity
(2) Humidifies atmospheric air
(3) Brings the air to body temperature 9. Which of the following factor can affect the rate of
diffusion of gases?
(4) All of the above
3. When there is no air in initial bronchioles, they does (1) Thickness of the membrances involved in diffusion
not collapse. it is due to :- (2) Solubility of the gases
(1) Presence of Lecithin (3) Pressure of the gases
(2) Presence of incomplete cartilagenous rings
(4) Allof these
(3) Presence of complete cartilagenous rings
10. Which of the following is correct?
(4) Presence of mucous
Alveoli Dexogy genated Tissue
4. Which of the following steps not involved in
blood
respiration:-
(1) P O 2 = 1 5 9 m m H g P C O 2 = 4 0 m m H g PCO 2 =20 mmHg
(1) Diffusion of gases across alveolar membrane
(2) P C O 2 = 4 0 m m H g P O 2= 9 5 m m H g P O 2= 4 0 m m H g
(2) Transport of gases by the blood
(3) PO2=104mmHg P C O 2 = 4 5 m m H g P C O 2 = 4 5 m m H g
(3) Provide nutrients, O2 to all the living cellsof body
(4) P O 2= 4 0 m m H g P O 2= 4 0 m m H g P C O 2= 4 5 m m H g
(4) Utilisation of O2 by the cells for catabolic
reactions and resultant release of CO2. 11. What is true about diffusion capacity.
5. Inspiration can occur, when – (1) Diffusion capacity of CO2 is much higher than O2.
(1) Pressure within the lungs is less than the (2) Diffusion capacity of O2 is much higher than CO2
atmospheric pressure.
(3) Diffusion capacity of O2 and CO2 is same.
(2) Pressure within the lungs is more than the
atmospheric pressure. (4) None of the above

(3) Pressure within the lungs and atmospheric air is 12. Which of the following statement is true :
same.
(1) 20-25 percent CO2 is transported by RBCs.
(4) No effect of pressure on inspiration.
(2) 97 percent O2 is transported by RBCs.
6. By the contraction in diaphragm volume of thoracic
chamber increases in the :- (3) 70 percent CO2 is carried as bicarbonate.

(1) Dorso-ventral axis (2) Antero-posterior axis (4) All of these are true.
(3) Dorso-posterior axis (4) Antero-ventral axis 13. Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily
7. Which muscles contract during normal expiration : related to :-
A-Diaphragm, B-EICM, (1) Partial pressure of O2
C-IICM, D-Abdominal muscles (2) Partial pressure of CO2
(1) A and B (2) C and D
(3) H+ ion concentration
(3) A and C
(4) Temperature
(4) No muscles contract during expiration
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14. Which of the following factors can interface in 17. Which ofthe following centre can moderate the
binding of O2 with haemoglobin. functions of the respiratory rhythm centre.

A- PO2 B- PCO2 (1) Dorsal respiratory centre

(2) Ventral respiratory centre

C-H+ ion concentration D-Temperature
(1) Only A (2) B, C and D (3) Pneumotaxic centre

(3) A and D (4) A, B, C, D (4) Chemosensitive centre

15. The conditions which are favourable for the 18. A chemosentive area is situated adjacent to
formation of oxyhaemoglobin :- respiratory rhythm centre. Which is highly sensitive
(1) PO2, PCO2H+conc.Temperature to_____ and ________ions.
(2) PO2, PCO2H conc.Temperature
+
(1) O2, H+ (2) CO2, OH–
(3) PO2, PCO2H+conc.Temperature
(3) CO2, H+ (4) CO2, O2
(4) PO2, PCO2H conc.Temperature
+

19. Respiratory rhythm centre is present in :-

16. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) Pons region
A- A high concentration of carbonic anhydrase is
present in RBC. (2) Aortic arch
B- Minute quantities of carbonic anhydrase is (3) Medulla region
present in plasma.
(4) Carotid artery
C- Every 100 ml blood delivers approximately
4 ml of CO2 to the alveoli. 20. Chronic disorder in which alveolar wall are damged
due to which respiratory surface is decreased. One
D- 20-25% CO2 is carried by haemoglobin as
of the major causes of this is cigarette smoking :-
carbaminohaemoglobin.
(1) A, C and D (2) A and D (1) Asthma (2) Emphysema

(3) A, B, C and D (4) Only A (3)Bronchitis (4)Fibrosis

ANSWER KEY

Que . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 3 4 2 3 1 2 4 4 4 3 1 4 1 4 3 3 3 3 2 1

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