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What is hypoxemia?
What is hypoxemia?
- The exchange of oxygen from the alveolar space into the pulmonary capillary blood
- The movement of gases from an area of lower pressure to higher pressure
- An increase in blood oxygen concentration
- A decrease in blood oxygen concentration (correct)
What regulates ventilation in the lungs?
What regulates ventilation in the lungs?
- Respiratory control centers in the brain (correct)
- Oxygen concentration in the alveoli
- Carbon dioxide concentration in the blood
- The size of the alveoli
What is cellular respiration?
What is cellular respiration?
- Exchange of oxygen from the alveolar space into the pulmonary capillary blood
- Movement of air into and out of the lungs
- The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy and release carbon dioxide (correct)
- The delivery of fresh air into the lung’s alveoli
What is hypoxia?
What is hypoxia?
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What is diffusion in alveolar gas exchange?
What is diffusion in alveolar gas exchange?
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