Biology
What is meant Dead air space?
Respiratory System
1 Like
Answer
Some tidal air is remaining in the respiratory passages such as bronchi and trachea. Here no gas diffusion takes place. This volume is referred to as dead air space and its volume is 150mL.
Answered By
1 Like
Related Questions
Assertion (A): The main pulmonary artery pumps oxygenated blood from the right ventricle into the lungs.
Reason (R): Inside the lungs, the artery divides and divides several times to form capillaries around the air sacs.
- A is True, and R is false.
- A is False, and R is true.
- Both A and R are true.
- Both A and R are false.
Name the following.
- Respiratory process in which oxygen is not utilized.
- Respiratory process in which oxygen is utilized.
- The microscopic air-sacs of the lungs.
- The two membranes which protect the lungs.
- Six main parts of the human respiratory system.
- Two types of respiration.
- Three phases of respiration.
- Two steps of breathing.
- Three common respiratory diseases.
The muscular sheet which divides the body cavity into thorax and abdomen is termed as :
- Inner pleura
- Rib cage
- Outer pleura
- Diaphragm
Describe in brief the function of ribs and diaphragm in breathing.