MCQs on Human Respiratory System
Q. Which of the following is correct for the partial pressure of oxygen in alveoli?
(a) less than carbon dioxide
(b) less than the blood
(c) more than the blood
(d) equal to that of the blood
Answer: : (c)
Q. Which of the following is a chronic respiratory disorder caused by smoking?
(a) Asthma
(b) Emphysema
(c) Respiratory alkalosis
(d) Respiratory acidosis
Answer: : (b)
Q. Most of the carbon dioxide produced in the tissues is transported to the lungs as
(a) carbonates
(b) bicarbonates
(c) dissolved in the blood
(d) attached to haemoglobin
Answer: : (b)
Q. The gaseous exchange in alveoli is a type of
(a) simple diffusion
(b) osmosis
(c) active transport
(d) passive transport
Answer: : (a)
Q. The linings that separate air contained in lungs from venous blood
(a) squamous epithelium and tunica media
(b) squamous epithelium and endothelium
(c) transitional epithelium and tunica externa
(d) none of the above
Answer: : (b)
Q. Which of the following organs only receives oxygenated blood?
(a) Lungs
(b) Gills
(c) Liver
(d) Spleen
Answer: : (d)
Q. Which of the following parts of the brain regulates the respiratory process?
(a) The vagus nerve
(b) Cerebral peduncle
(c) Medulla oblongata
(d) Cerebellum
Answer: : (c)
Q. Which of the following membranes encloses lungs?
(a) Pleural membrane
(b) Pericardium
(c) Perichondrium
(d) Periosteum
Answer: : (a)
Q. RBCs present in the blood of a person residing at higher altitudes
(a) decrease in size
(b) increase in size
(c) decrease in the number
(d) increase in the number
Answer: : (d)
Q. The alveolar epithelium of lungs is
(a) ciliated squamous
(b) nonciliated squamous
(c) nonciliated columnar
(d) ciliated columnar
Answer: : (b)
