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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Cigarette smoking increases respiratory surface Reason: Emphysema is a disorder in which cardiac walls are damaged

Options

  1. ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
  2. BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
  4. DBoth Assertion are Reason are false

Correct answer

D. Both Assertion are Reason are false

Step-by-step solution

Emphysema is a chronic disorder in which alveolar walls are damaged due to which respiratory surface is decreased. One of the major causes of this is cigarette smoking.

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