Why is more energy needed during inspiration for the recruitment process?

Q: Besides increased availability, what are other potential advantages of laboratory-grown lungs (or…

A: Besides increased availability, laboratory-grown lungs (or other tissues) are a groundbreaking…

Q: Explain how the lungs maintain negative pressure and how this allows respiration.

A: The process of gas exchange occurs between an organism and its environment is known as respiration.…

Q: Diagram the methemoglobin reductase pathway and explain its importance in maintaining functional…

A: Red blood cells contain hemoglobin that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and…

Q: Describe the function of the pulmonary stretch receptors?

A: Human respiratory organs form a passage through which air transports- it is called as  respiratory…

Q: What is the mechanism of Pulmonary respiration?

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: What are the characteristics of cells and tissues that efficiently function in the process of…

A: Respiration is the act of inhaling and exhaling air into and out of the lungs.

Q: Explain how the mechanisms of inspiration and expiration occur.

A: Inspiration is active process  Expiration is passive process

Q: Describe the steps of respiration?

A: The movement of O2 from the outer environment to the internal body cells and the removal of CO2 from…

Q: How is hemoglobin recycled?

A: Hemoglobin is a protein present in the red blood cells that contain the globin and heme group. Heme…

Q: Why the normal Respiration in adult (14-24) per minutes but in infant (24-34) per minutes?

A: The process by which oxygen from the outside environment moves into the body and eventually to the…

Q: Explain the function of Trachea ?

A: Respiration defines the movement of “oxygen” from the surroundings to the cells within tissues. The…

Q: What are the modes of Respiration?

A: Respiration is mainly defined as a biochemical process that occurs in the living cell of an…

Q: Explain the role of hemoglobin in carrying O2, CO2, andhydrogen ions. Which is hemoglobin’s most…

A: Haemoglobin  has a quartenary structure.these are formed by α helices and connected by non-helical…

Q: Explain why inspiration is considered the active phase ofventilation, and expiration the passive…

A: Pulmonary ventilation Pulmonary means relating to the lungs or lung tissue. Pulmonary ventilation is…

Q: Explain how allergens such as pollen affect the upperrespiratory tract.

A: The upper respiratory tract consists of the nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx. When we breathe air,…

Q: How is haemoglobin associated with respiration explained?

A: Hemoglobin is the iron-containing protein present in erythrocytes. The "heme" is the iron part,…

Q: Contrast the mechanisms of inspiration and expiration.

A: The cells are the primary unit of life. An organism may be prokaryotic or unicellular. For example,…

Q: In what diseases is the airway resistance increased?

A: The disease in which the airflow is diminished is known as obstructive lung disease. It occurs due…

Q: Explain the function of central chemoreceptors.

A: Chemoreceptors are responsible for sensing changes in their environment chemical composition. The…

Q: How is the energy produced by respiration stored?

A: Respiration- Respiration is a process in which plants consume Oxygen (release during photosynthesis)…

Q: Why the walls of trachea are supported by cartilaginous rings?

A: The respiratory system is the set of organs that allows an individual to breathe and exchange oxygen…

Q: Explain the branching of the tracheobronchial tree

A: The tracheobronchial tree can be define the branched network found in the airways that starts at the…

Q: (a) Why is it important that the trachea is reinforced with cartilage rings? (b) Why is it…

A: Breathing is described as the movement of air between the atmosphere and the lung. It involves two…

Q: Differentiate resting expiration from forceful expiration.

A: Breathing is the process of alternate inhalation and exhalation of air by the lungs. A single…

Q: What are the four phases of respiration? Where in the body does each phase take place? Is bulk flow…

A: Respiration is the biochemical process in which the cells of an organism obtain energy by combining…

Q: Why is it important that the trachea is reinforced with cartilage rings? Why is it advantageous that…

A: The trachea is also called as windpipe. It is a cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the…

Q: What is the function of the goblet cells in the wall of the trachea?

A: The goblet cells are simple columnar epithelial cells that are either merocrine or apocrine in…

Q: Name the gas that reduces oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

A: Hemoglobin is a protein molecule found in red blood cells that help in carrying oxygen to different…

Q: Explain the four stages of external respiration and identify the gradients (driving force) and…

A: The process of breathing is known as respiration. It entails taking in oxygen and exhaling carbon…

Q: Explain the process of inspiration under normal conditions.

A: Respiration is defined as the biochemical process in which the living cells of an organism produce…

Q: Describe how Boyle's law relates to inspiration/expiration.

A: Breathing or pulmonary ventilation is the primary function of the respiratory system. Breathing has…

Q: How does pulmonary ventilation get altered in infected lungs?

A: Respiration or breathing is a physiological process in organisms. Often the air containing oxygen is…

Q: Explain the process of inspiration under normal conditions

A: Introduction Inspiration is the process of bringing air from outside the body into the lungs. it…

Q: Name the red pigment carrying oxygen in blood.

A: Blood is a body fluid in humans and other animals. It delivers necessary substances such as oxygen…

Q: Differentiate the process of resting inspiration from forceful inspiration.

A: Inspiration is the mechanical process through which the air from the outside environment is inhaled…

Q: Describe the function of peripheral chemoreceptors as it relates to the respiratory system

A: The chemoreceptor is also called as chemosensor which is the specialised sensory receptor cell that…

Q: What are the organs of Respiration?

A: Respiratory system of human is located in the thoracic cavity. It consists of lungs and number of…

Q: In patients who are terminally ill, what is the effect of antimuscarinic drugs to reduce excess…

A: Respiration is the process through which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the…

Q: What are the three typesof respiration in which thecirculatory system transportsgases?

A: Respiration refers to the biochemical process in which exchange of gases occurs between the body…

Q: What are the conditions for Respiration?

A: The respiration is a set of metabolic processes in which cells convert the biochemical energy from…

Q: Which toxin, produced by a pathogen, inhibits the movement of cilia on the respiratory cells?

A: Pertussis toxins produced by a pathogen, inhibits the movement of cilia on the respiratory cells.…

Q: Name the gas that inhibits the transportation of oxygen by haemoglobin.

A: Hemoglobin is a tetrameric structure which has four subunits. each of them bind with oxygen by…

Q: Describe the sequence of events of quiet inspiration.

A: The respiratory system is involved in exchange of gases between the body and the atmosphere. Oxygen…

Q: List the factors that stimulate the Peripheral Chemoreceptors?

A: Peripheral chemoreceptors (carotid and aorta bodies) detect variations in artery blood oxygen and…