Oxygenation in Medical Surgical Nursing

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)

Respiratory control centers in the brain (correct)

Oxygen concentration in the alveoli

Carbon dioxide concentration in the blood

The size of the alveoli

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

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