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

<p>A decrease in tissue oxygen concentration (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Movement of gases from an area of greater pressure to lower pressure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers