Class 11 Biology MCQs Breathing And Exchange Of Gases for NEET

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Breathing And Exchange Of Gases Class 11 MCQs Questions with Answers

______ lies in front of esophagus
(a) Trachea
(b) Glottis
(c) Larynx
(d) Epiglottis

Answer: (a) Trachea


In brain, respiratory control centre lies in
(a) pons
(b) medulla oblongata
(c) hypothalamus
(d) cerebrum

Answer: (b) medulla oblongata


Which one of the following mammalian cells is not capable of metabolising glucose to carbon-dioxide aerobically?
(a) unstraited muscle cells
(b) liver cells
(c) red blood cells
(d) white blood

Answer: (c) red blood cells


When CO2 concentration in blood increases, breathing becomes
(a) shallower and slow
(b) there is no effect on breathing
(c) slow and deep
(d) faster and deeper

Answer: (d) faster and deeper


Air is breathed through
(a) Trachea — lungs — larynx — pharynx — alveoli
(b) Nose — larynx — pharynx — bronchus — alveoli — bronchioles
(c) Nostrils — pharynx — larynx — trachea — bronchi — bronchioles — alveoli
(d) Nose — mouth — lungs

Answer: (c) Nostrils — pharynx — larynx — trachea — bronchi — bronchioles — alveoli


Wall of alveoli is composed of
(a) Simple squamous epithelium
(b) Simple cuboidal epithelium
(c) Pseudostratified epithelium
(d) Simple columnar epithelium

Answer: (a) Simple squamous epithelium


Intercostal muscles occur in
(a) abdomen
(b) thigh
(c) ribs
(d) diaphragm

Answer: (c) ribs


People living at sea level have around 5 million RBC per cubic millimeter of their blood whereas those living at an altitude of 5400 metres have around 8 million. This is because at high altitude
(a) atmospheric O2 level is less and hence more RBCs are needed to absorb the required amount of O2 to survive
(b) there is more UV radiation which enhances RBC production
(c) people eat more nutritive food, therefore more RBCs are formed
(d) people get pollution – free air to breathe and more oxygen is available

Answer: (a) atmospheric O2 level is less and hence more RBCs are needed to absorb the required amount of O2 to survive


What percentage of CO2 flows in blood in form of bicarbonates
(a) 7%
(b) 23%
(c) 50%
(d) 70%

Answer: (d) 70%


Deoxygenated blood from heart comes to lungs via
(a) pulmonary vein
(b) systemic vein
(c) pulmonary artery
(d) systemic artery

Answer: (c) pulmonary artery


The alveolar epithelium in the lungs is
(a) nonciliated columnar
(b) nonciliated squamous
(c) ciliated columnar
(d) ciliated squamous

Answer: (b) nonciliated squamous


Thoracic cavity is enlarged by contraction of
(a) Internal Intercostal muscles
(b) Diaphragm
(c) Lungs
(d) All of above

Answer: (b) Diaphragm


Cartilaginous rings in trachea are incomplete at which surface?
(a) Dorsal
(b) Ventral
(c) Lateral
(d) Ventrolateral

Answer: (a) Dorsal


The two organisms which breath only through their moist skin are
(a) Frog and earthworm
(b) Fish and frog
(c) Leech and earthworm
(d) Fish and earthworm

Answer: (c) Leech and earthworm


Book lungs are respiratory organs of
(a) Mammals
(b) Mollusca
(c) Earthworm
(d) Arachnida

Answer: (d) Arachnida


The oxygen dissociation curve is shifted to the right by an increase in
(a) H+ concentration
(b) PCO2
(c) temperature
(d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these


A man respires about
(a) 40 times per minute
(b) 72 times per minute
(c) 12-16 times per minute
(d) 100 times per minute

Answer: (c) 12-16 times per minute


What protects the moist membranes of the respiratory tract?
(a) Mucus and cilia
(b) A c shaped cartilage rings
(c) A pebbly epidermal surface
(d) An acidic glands

Answer: (a) Mucus and cilia


RBCs, plasma and biocarbonate are the medium for transport of carbondioxide. Maximum amount of carbon dioxide is carried by
(a) RBCs
(b) Plasma
(c) Bicarbonates
(d) All RBCs and bicarbonate carried 70 per cent of carbondixide

Answer: (c) Bicarbonates


Which one of the followings is correct regarding larynx?
(a) It prevents foreign objects from entering the trachea
(b) It houses the vocal cords
(c) It is an organ made of cartilage and connects the pharynx to the trachea
(d) All of these are correct

Answer: (d) All of these are correct


Which of the following statement is true?
(a) Every 100 mL of deoxygenated blood delivers approximately 4 mL of carbondioxide to the alveoli.
(b) Every 100 mL of oxygenated blood delivers approximately 4 mL of oxygen to the tissues.
(c) Every 100 mL of oxygenated blood delivers approximately 4 mL of carbondioxide to the alveoli.
(d) Every 100 mL of deoxygenated blood delivers approximately 10 mL of carbondioxide to the alveoli.

Answer: (a) Every 100 mL of deoxygenated blood delivers approximately 4 mL of carbondioxide to the alveoli.


Trachea divides into bronchi at
(a) 4th thoracic vertebra
(b) 5th thoracic vertebra
(c) 6th thoracic vertebra
(d) 7th thoracic vertebra

Answer: (b) 5th thoracic vertebra


Which one of the following is NOT correct?
(a) The nasal cavity warms and humidifies the air before it enters the lungs
(b) The right lung is composed of three lobes, but the left lung has only two lobes.
(c) Lung volumes and vital capacity measure lung function.
(d) The visceral pleura is in direct contact with the chest wall.

Answer: (d) The visceral pleura is in direct contact with the chest wall.


Increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are related to
(a) Inhalation of seasonal pollen
(b) Hot and humid environment
(c) Low temperature
(d) Eating fruits preserved in containers

Answer: (a) Inhalation of seasonal pollen


A film of _____ lines lung alveoli that lowers _____ of the alveoli and makes breathing _____
(a) Lecithin, surface tension, easier
(b) Pleuron, surface tension, easier
(c) Cuticle, bacterial inflammation, difficult
(d) Cuticle, inflating, difficult

Answer: (a) Lecithin, surface tension, easier


Habit of Cigarette smoking can lead to
(a) loss of cilia lining the respiratory tract
(b) emphysema
(c) coughing
(d) All of the Above

Answer: (d) All of the Above


Rheumatic fever can cause damage
(a) Alveoli of the Lungs
(b) heart valves
(c) heart muscles
(d) pleural membranes function

Answer: (b) heart valves


Aerobic respiratory pathway is also termed as ______ pathway.
(a) Anabolic
(b) Catabolic
(c) Creatine phosphate
(d) Amphibolic

Answer: (d) Amphibolic


The maximum volume of air contained in the lung by a full forced inhalation is called
(a) Vital capacity
(b) Tidal volume
(c) Total lung capacity
(d) Inspiratory capacity

Answer: (c) Total lung capacity


Pleura is a layer covering
(a) heart
(b) kidneys
(c) lungs
(d) brain

Answer: (c) lungs


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