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  4. Assertion: Emphysema is the permanent abnormal inflation o f air space of terminal bronchioles or alveolar sacs. Reason: Destruction of pulmonary tissues specially alveolar septa and flattening of alveolar ducts occur in emphysema.

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Q. Assertion : Emphysema is the permanent abnormal inflation o f air space of terminal bronchioles or alveolar sacs.
Reason : Destruction of pulmonary tissues specially alveolar septa and flattening of alveolar ducts occur in emphysema.

Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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Correct answer is (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion