| I: | transports the atmospheric air to the alveoli |
| II: | clears inhaled air from foreign particles |
| III: | humidifies and also brings the air to body temperature |
| IV: | is the site of actual diffusion of O2 and CO2 between blood and atmospheric air |
| I: | Oxygen rich blood returns from the lungs to the heart through the pulmonary arteries. |
| II: | Oxygen poor blood leaves the heart and goes to the lungs through the pulmonary veins. |
| Assertion (A): | The amount of CO2 that can diffuse through the diffusion membrane per unit difference in partial pressure is much lower compared to that of O2. |
| Reason (R): | The solubility of CO2 is 20-25 times higher than that of O2. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) correctly explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but the (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| Statement I: | The respiratory rhythm centre is located in the medulla oblongata. |
| Statement II: | Pneumotaxic centre is located in the pons. |
| I: | Medulla region of the brain is the location of respiratory rhythm centre. |
| II: | Pneumotaxic centre is located in hypothalamus. |
| III: | A chemosensitive area is situated adjacent to the rhythm centre which is highly sensitive to CO2 and hydrogen ions. |
| IV: | Receptors associated with aortic arch and carotid artery respond only to change in partial pressure of oxygen. |
| 1. | Every 100 ml of oxygenated blood can deliver around 5 ml of oxygen to the tissue under normal physiological conditions. |
| 2. | Oxygen gas has most potent effect on the central chemoreceptors and plays most vital role in regulation of respiration |
| 3. | Nearly 70 percent of carbon dioxide is carried as bicarbonate in the blood. |
| 4. | Every 100 ml of deoxygenated blood delivers about 4 ml of carbon dioxide to the alveoli. |
| A. | The pneumotaxic centre in the pons sends signals that reduce the duration of inspiration, thus increasing the breathing rate. |
| B. | The chemosensitive area near the medullary rhythm centre plays a dominant role in detecting rising CO₂ and H⁺ levels in the blood. |
| C. | Receptors in the aortic arch and carotid artery primarily respond to changes in O₂ levels and increase the breathing rate when oxygen falls. |
| D. | The role of O₂ in regulating respiratory rhythm under normal physiological conditions is negligible compared to CO₂ and H⁺. |