Name the chronic respiratory disorder caused mainly by cigarette smoking
1. asthma
2. respiratofy acidosis
3. respiratory alkalosis
4. emphysema
In which of the following disorders alveolar walls are damaged, surface area for gaseous exchange is reduced and the air sacs remain filled with air even after expiration?
1. Pneumonia
2. Coryza
3. Emphysema
4. SARS
In which of the following disorders there is difficulty in breathing causing wheezing due to inflammation of bronchi and bronchioles?
1. Emphysema
2. Asthma
3. Pleurisy
4. Tuberculosis
1. | Inflammation of bronchioles; decreased respiratory surface |
2. | Increased number of bronchioles; increased respiratory surface |
3. | Increased respiratory surface; inflammation of bronchioles |
4. | Decreased respiratory surface; inflammation of bronchioles |
Read the following four statements (a-d) and select the option which includes all correct ones only :-
(a) | Exchange of O2 and CO2 at alveoli and tissue occur by active transport. |
(b) | Long exposure to industrial dust leads to inflammation leading to fibrosis and thus causing serious lung damage. |
(c) | EICM and IICM are muscles actively involved in normal and forced breathing respectively. |
(d) | Spirometer is unable to find out the functional residual capacity and total lung capacity. |
1. b, c and d
2. b and d
3. a, b and d
4. a, b, c and d
Which of the following match is correct?
1. Emphysema : reduction of surface area of alveoli and bronchi
2. Pneumonia : occupational disease with asbestos
3. Silicosis : inflammation of alveoli
4. Asthma : excessive secretion of bronchial mucus