NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Describe the lungs:
A
Thick walls filled with tiny air sacs
B
Thin flexible walls filled with cartilage and air sacs
C
Thin, soft, and flexible-they are filled with tiny air sacs
D
Football shaped organs that have thick inflexible walls
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: Air sacs are the internal compartment filled with air to facilitate internal air. Vertebrates have air sacs present in different body parts & perform various functions. Air sacs provide large surface area for gaseous exchange and increase the respiratory efficiency of the organism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main function of the lungs is the process of gas exchange called respiration (or breathing). In respiration, oxygen from incoming air enters the blood, and carbon dioxide, a waste gas from the metabolism, leaves the blood.

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