What is the normal respiratory rate in adults?

Q: What accounts for the decrease in lung capacity with aging?

A: Lung capacity or the total lung capacity is defined as the volume of air in lungs upon a maximum…

Q: What is the effect on ventilation of breathing different oxygen mixtures?

A: The exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere is known as “ventilation”. In this process,…

Q: Does exercise affect the ventilation rate? How?

A: While exercising, ventilation may increase from 5-6l/min to more than 100l/min. Ventilation and…

Q: What are the main structures of the respiratory system?

A: Since it has not been mentioned that the respiratory system of which organism need to be considered,…

Q: What do the Respiratory disorders that cause the lung to collapseinclude?

A: The lung is the organ in the body that is used to exchange gases and fluids between the outside…

Q: Which nonrespiratory air movements help clear the air passages?

A: Npn respiratory air movements does not include gas exchange. Examples are : sneezing, coughing,…

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 Normal Respiratory Rates for different age groups?

A: Respiratory rate is one of the main vital signs of the human body, it is known as the number of…

Q: What is the mechanism of gas exchange between alveoli andpulmonary capillaries? In a healthy person…

A: Respiration is the movement of oxygen from the external climate to the cells inside tissues, and the…

Q: What is an average value for alveolar ventilation?

A: Ventilation is the amount of air that enters the respiratory airways per unit of time. It is…

Q: What is the primary function of the Respiratory system?

A: The respiratory system consists of the nasal cavity, the trachea and the lungs. It helps in…

Q: What is the alveolar oxygen tension?

A: KEY WORDS :- Partial pressure of oxygen - It is the level of oxygen present in blood of arteries. It…

Q: How long for lung tissue and function to recover?

A: lungs are the respiratory organs and are susceptible to infections because it is connected to the…

Q: What effect does an increase in lactate have on alveolar ventilation?

A: Lactate is produced by the cells when energy is produced from food during cell metabolism. Lactate…

Q: Which collection of neurons generates the basic rhythm for breathing?

A: Rhythm of breathing/ breathing rhythm is normal respiratory rate. Which means Respiratory rate in…

Q: What is the mechanism of gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries?

A: Mechanism of gas exchange between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries is External Respiration. Inhaled…

Q: Which are the major disease-induced cause of inadequate oxygen movement between alveoli and…

A: Ventilation-Perfusion Inequality.

Q: What are normal values for intrapleural pressure, alveolar pressure, and transpulmonary pressure at…

A: Expiration is also known as exhalation, and it is that mechanism in which air comes out from the…

Q: Is a collapsed lung functional? Why or why not?

A: The lungs are covered by pleural layer. It is divided into two types of pleura.   Parietal pleura :…

Q: What are the functions of the VRG and DRG within the respiratory centers?

A: Breathing is the repetitive mechanism by which oxygen is inhaled into the lungs and waste materials…

Q: How does the Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio affect the Alveolar Gases?

A: The phenomenon of gas exchange occurs in the lungs ,precisely in the alveoli, between alveolar air…

Q: Why are the precise effects of aging on the respiratory system difficult to determine?

A: The effect of age on the respiratory system are as follows: Reduced lung capacity Reduced inhaling…

Q: Which gas is inhaled and which is exhaled during breathing?

A: Respiration is the process in which complex organic molecules are broken into simple organic…

Q: Which equipment is used to facilitate breathing during serious breathing problems?

A: Some of the serious breathing problems are seen in the case of diseases such as asthma, pleural…

Q: How do the central chemoreceptors transmit signals to the respiratory components of the medulla?

A: Answer: Introduction:  Central respiratory chemoreceptors (CRCs) means a cell which are subtle to…

Q: What are the key features of the early and late asthmatic responses?

A: In asthma, both hyperactivity and inflammation of the airways result in a chronic  lung disease. An…

Q: How can the depth of breathing be measured accurately?

A: Breathing, also known as ventilation refers to the process of moving the air in and out of the lungs…

Q: What is minute ventilation?

A: KEY WORDS :- Ventilation - It is the air flowing into the lungs and flows outside the lungs.

Q: Explain the Mechanisms of Pulmonary Ventilation?

A: Pulmonary ventilation is the mechanism of breathing. The breathing occurs through the lungs. There…

Q: How is breathing improved if the smooth muscle of the bronchial tree relaxes?

A: The respiration is carried out by the respiratory system. The respiratory system consists of the…

Q: How is the increased alveolar ventilation produced?

A: The exchange of gas between the alveoli and the surrounding environment is known as alveolar…

Q: How are the lungs protected from excessive inflation?

A: The cardiovascular system is the transport system of the body. Blood circulates through the body…

Q: what is the difference between the right and left lungs?

A: According to the question, we have to give a comparative study or difference between the right and…

Q: What is Respiratory Physiology?

A: The functioning of the human body is very complex. The human body is made of different organ…