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Question
A person suffers punctures in his chest cavity in an accident without any damage to the lungs. Its effect could be ______.
Options
Reduced breathing rate
Rapid increase in breathing rate
No change in respiration
Cessation of breathing
Solution
A person suffers punctures in his chest cavity in an accident without any damage to the lungs. Its effect could be cessation of breathing
Explanation:
The chest cavity appears to work like an air-tight chamber. Any puncture will hamper inflation or deflation and thus breathing will stop.
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