Tag: respiratory system in humans

Questions Related to respiratory system in humans

Wind pipr arises from.

  1. Larynx

  2. Nasopharynx

  3. Oropharynx

  4. Laryngopharynx


Correct Option: A

Surfactant is?

  1. Protein produced by type II alveolar cells

  2. Excessive in many premature infants causing difficulty in breathing

  3. Decreases surface tension of fluid lining alveoli

  4. Lacking in individuals suffering from acute respiratory distress syndromes


Correct Option: C

Which structure of lungs is directly involved in $O _2/ CO _2$ exchange between air and blood capillaries?

  1. Bronchi

  2. Trachea

  3. Alveoli

  4. Secondary bronchi


Correct Option: C

Inner surface of bronchi, bronchioles and fallopian tubes is lined by.

  1. Columnar epithelium

  2. Squamous epithelium

  3. Cubical epithelium

  4. Ciliated epithelium


Correct Option: D

Lung alveoli are characterised by.

  1. Squamous epithelium

  2. Absence of cilia

  3. Surfactant secreting cubical cells

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A

Bronchial respiration occurs with the help of.

  1. Book lungs

  2. Gills

  3. Trachea

  4. Pulmonary sac


Correct Option: A

Partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in healthy human lung alveoli are respectively about.

  1. $104$ and $40$mm Hg

  2. $90$ and $20$mm Hg

  3. $40$ and $45$mm Hg

  4. $159$ and $0.3$mm Hg


Correct Option: A

Which one is the first to receive lymphatic duct from lungs

  1. Right lymphatic duct

  2. Thoracic lymphatic duct

  3. Left subclavian vein

  4. Right subclavian vein.


Correct Option: B

Lungs do not collapse between breaths and some air always remains in the lungs which can never be expelled because ____________________.

  1. There is a negative pressure in the lungs

  2. There is a negative intrapleural pressure pulling at the lung walls

  3. There is a positive intrapleural pressure

  4. Pressure in the lungs in higher than the atmospheric pressure


Correct Option: A