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What is the term for the movement of gases from an area of greater pressure or concentration to an area of lower pressure or concentration?
Which circulatory system supplies oxygenated blood to the respiratory system?
What is the term for a decrease in blood oxygen concentration?
Which physiological process is responsible for the movement of air into and out of the lungs?
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What is the term for the air sac where gas exchange takes place in the lungs?
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Study Notes
Respiratory System
- The term for the movement of gases from an area of greater pressure or concentration to an area of lower pressure or concentration is diffusion.
- The pulmonary circulatory system supplies oxygenated blood to the respiratory system.
- Hypoxia is the term for a decrease in blood oxygen concentration.
- Breathing, or respiration, is the physiological process responsible for the movement of air into and out of the lungs.
- Alveoli are the air sacs where gas exchange takes place in the lungs.
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Test your knowledge of oxygenation concepts, including breathing processes, gas exchange, anatomy and physiology, nursing interventions, and terminology related to oxygenation.
