Transport of gases in alveoli takes place by:
1. Active transport | 2. Passive transport |
3. Simple diffusion | 4. None of the above |
CO is harmful because:
1. It forms stable compound with hemoglobin
2. It blocks mitosis
3. It is mutagenic
4. It causes defoliation
The exchange of bicarbonates and chloride ions between RBC and plasma is called:
1. | Chloride shift | 2. | Bohr's effect |
3. | Haldane's effect | 4. | Intracellular respiration |
Given below are four diseases:
I. | Fluorosis |
II. | Pneumoconiosis |
III. | Silicosis |
IV. | Asthma |
Which one of the above is/are associated with occupational hazards?
1. II only
2. II & III
3. II, III & IV
4. I, II & III
Reason for lung cancer:
1. Coal mining
2. Calcium fluoride
3. Cement factory
4. Bauxite mining
Blood analysis of a patient reveals an unusually high quantity of carboxy-haemoglobin content. Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct? The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing unusually high content of:
1. | Chloroform | 2. | Carbon dioxide |
3. | Carbon monoxide | 4. | carbon disulphide |
When CO2 concentration in blood increases, breathing becomes:
1. There is no effect on breathing
2. Slow and deep
3. Faster and deeper
4. Shallower and slow