Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The gas exchange system

The gas exchange system — practice question

The diagram shows a transverse section through the wall of a bronchus (not to scale). In a person who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), what occurs in each of the numbered structures?

  • A1 contracts, 2 contracts, 3 inhibited, 4 not affected
  • B1 contracts, 2 not affected, 3 overactive, 4 inhibited
  • C1 relaxes, 2 contracts, 3 inhibited, 4 paralysed
  • D1 relaxes, 2 not affected, 3 overactive, 4 overactive

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