On an average, a healthy human breathes:
1. 4-8 times/minute.
2. 8-12 times/minute.
3. 12-16 times/minute.
4.16-20 times/minute.

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Regarding pulmonary volumes and capacities, which of the following will not hold true?
1. TLC – VC = RV
2. TLC – RV = FRC
3. IC = VC - ERV
4. ERV + RV = FRC
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Pulmonary Volumes & Capacities |
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: Expiratory Capacity is the total volume of air a person can expire after a normal inspiration.
Statement II: Functional Residual Capacity is the volume of air that will remain in the lungs after a forceful maximal expiration.
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Pulmonary Volumes & Capacities |
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Vital capacity can be defined as:
I: The maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a normal expiration.
II: The maximum volume of air a person can breathe out after a normal inspiration.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Pulmonary Volumes & Capacities |
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The partial pressure of CO2 in deoxygenated blood and tissues is about:
1. 40 mm Hg
2. 45 mm Hg
3. 100 mm Hg
4. 104 mm Hg
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Exchange of Gases |
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The correct sequence of the magnitude of the partial pressure of oxygen [beginning at the maximum] will be:
1. Atmospheric air → Oxygenated blood → Alveoli → Tissues
2. Alveoli → Atmospheric air → Oxygenated blood → Tissues
3. Atmospheric air → Alveoli → Oxygenated blood → Tissues
4. Alveoli → Atmospheric air → Oxygenated blood → Deoxygenated blood
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Exchange of Gases |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Each haemoglobin molecule can carry a maximum of four molecules of O2.
Statement II: Hemoglobin can bind to four molecules of CO2.
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Transport of Gases |
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The shape of the oxygen dissociation curve is:
1. a rectangular hyperbola
2. sigmoid
3. ellipse
4. parabola
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Transport of Gases |
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CO2 is carried by haemoglobin as:
1. carbamino-haemoglobin
2. carboxy-haemoglobin
3. deoxy-haemoglobin
4. oxidised haemoglobin
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Transport of Gases |
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding carbonic anhydrase:
1. RBCs contain a very high concentration of the enzyme.
2. It is not present at all in the plasma.
3. It assists rapid inter-conversion of carbon dioxide and water into carbonic acid, protons and bicarbonate ions.
4. The active site of the enzyme contains a zinc ion.
Subtopic:  Respiratory System: Transport of Gases |
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