Understanding Oxygenation in Medical Surgical Nursing
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What is ventilation in the context of oxygenation?

  • Exchange of oxygen from alveoli to pulmonary capillary blood
  • Decrease in blood oxygen concentration
  • Decrease in oxygen in the tissue
  • Movement of air into and out of the lungs (correct)

    • What is alveolar gas exchange also known as?

  • Movement of air into and out of the lungs
  • External respiration (correct)
  • Diffusion of gases from blood to alveolar space
  • Cellular respiration

    • What is hypoxemia?

  • Movement of gases from higher concentration to lower concentration
  • Exchange of oxygen from alveoli to pulmonary capillary blood
  • Regulated by respiratory control centers in the brain
  • Decrease in blood oxygen concentration (correct)

    • What regulates ventilation?

    <p>Respiratory control centers in the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is diffusion in the context of alveolar gas exchange?

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

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