J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2012

  • question_answer
    The volume of air which remains in the conducting airways and is not available for gas exchange is called

    A)  vital capacity

    B)  functional residual capacity

    C)  forced expiratory volume

    D)  anatomic dead space

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The portion of respiratory passage in which incoming and outgoing of air is completely locked is called anatomical dead space. This air is not utilized in gas exchange and can be claculated as \[TV\times \frac{C{{O}_{2}}%in\,alveolar\,air-C{{O}_{2}}%in\,expired\,air}{C{{O}_{2}}%\text{ }in\text{ }alveolar\text{ }air}\]


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