NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: BREATHING AND EXCHANGE OF GASES

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Assertion: Humans can directly alter the pulmonary volume
without change in the volume of
thoracic cavity
Reason: Our lungs are inelastic

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Correct option: D

If both the assertion and reason are false

Option D (If both the assertion and reason are false) is correct because humans cannot directly alter pulmonary volume without changes in the thoracic cavity, and lungs are elastic, not inelastic.

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