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From equipment point of view, the respiratory system in the human body is a _________ system.(a) hydraulic(b) pneumatic(c) mechanical(d) electricalI got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.I want to ask this question from Recording Electrodes topic in chapter Bioelectric Signal and Electrodes of Biomedical Instrumentation

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The correct answer is (b) pneumatic

The explanation is: Respiratory system is a pneumatic system in which an air pump (DIAPHRAGM) alternately creates negative and positive pressures in a SEALED chamber (thoracic CAVITY) and causes air to be sucked into and forced out of a PAIR of elastic bags (lungs). Blood circulatory system is related to HYDRAULIC system.



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