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Assertion : Emphysema is a chronic disorder in which alveolar walls are damaged.
Reason : Emphysema is closely related to cigarette smoking.
BiologyBreathing and Exchange of GasesAIIMSAIIMS 2010
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false
  • D If both assertion and reason are false.
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The correct answer is: If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
The word "emphysema" means "inflation" or "full of air". Emphysema is an inflation or abnormal distension of the bronchioles or alveolar sacs of the lungs. It causes irreversible distension and loss of elasticity of alveoli. As a result, the alveolar sacs remain filled with air even after expiration. The exhalation becomes more difficult. The lungs remain inflated. Many of the septa between the alveoli are destroyed and much of the elastic tissue of the lungs is replaced by connective tissue. Major causes are cigarette smoking and the inhalation of other smoke or toxic substances over a period of time.

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