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How can be the chemosensitive area near to the rhythm centre gets activated chemically?

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Important Questions on Breathing and Respiration

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Describe the regulation of respiration in humans.
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Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

Column-I Column-II
(a) Pneumotaxic centre (i) Alveoli
(b) O2 Dissociation curve (ii) Pons region of the brain
(c) Carbonic anhydrase (iii) Haemoglobin
(d) Primary site of exchange of gases (iv) RBC
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Which of the following shows chemoreceptors for respiration?
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When you hold your breath, which of the following gas changes in blood would first lead to the urge to breathe?
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Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: Rate of breathing is regulated by respiratory centres present in the medulla oblongata.
Statement 2: Changes in the CO2 level of the arterial blood control the rate of breathing.
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Read the following four statements carefully.
(ij Ventral respiratory group of neurons of medulla oblongata can cause both inspiration and expiration.
(ii) The part of the respiratory system starting with the external nostrils up to the terminal bronchioles constitutes the respiratory or exchange part of the respiratory system.
(iii) During swallowing epiglottis can be covered by a thin elastic cartilaginous flap called glottis to prevent the entry of food into the larynx.
(iv) Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily related to partial pressure of O2 .
Which of the above two statements are correct?
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Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option.
The breathing rhythm is generated in the _____(i)_____ and is influenced by variation in levels of _____(ii)_____ in the blood.
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The respiratory centre in the brain is stimulated by
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The apneustic centre of pons is concerned with which of the following actions?
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Human beings have a significant ability to maintain and moderate the respiratory rhythm to suit demands of the body. For it we have
Respiratory rhythm centre in medulla – R
Pneumotaxic centre in pons – PT
Chemosensitive area in medulla – C1
Peripheral chemoreceptors in aortic arch and carotid artery- C2
Find out the correct path for the regulation of respiration.
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Which of the following can activate the chemosensitive area situated adjacent to the rhythm centre?
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When CO2 concentration in blood increases breathing becomes
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Fill up the blanks in the following paragraph by selecting the correct option.
Human beings have a significant ability to maintain and moderate the respiratory rhythm to suit the demands of the body tissues. This is done by the neural system. A specialised centre present in the medulla region of the brain called ____(i)_____ is primarily responsible for this regulation. Another centre present in the pons region of the brain called ____(ii)_____ can moderate the functions of the respiratory rhythm centre. Neural signal from this centre can reduce the duration of ____(iii)_____ and thereby alter the respiratory rate. A ____(iv)_____ is situated adjacent to the rhythm centre which is highly sensitive to CO2 and hydrogen ions.