A patient presents with significantly reduced lung compliance and an inability to fully exhale. Microscopic examination of lung tissue reveals thickened alveolar walls and loss of elastic fibers. Which of the following conditions is the MOST likely diagnosis?
Emphysema
Asthma
Pulmonary fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis
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Which of the following respiratory organs are present in spiders and scorpions?
Book lungs
Gills
Gill books
Lungs
Among vertebrates, …A… use gills whereas reptiles, birds and mammals respire through the …B… . Amphibians like frogs can respire through …C… also. Mammals have a well adapted respiratory system
Select appropriate choice for the blanks A, B and C to complete the given NCERT statement
A-fishes, B-lungs, C-gills
A-fishes, B-lungs, C-dry skin
A-fishes, B-lungs, C-moist skin
A-mammals, B-gills, C-moist skin