Explain how CO2 loading and O2 unloading are connected in systemic gas exchange.  Make sure to discuss in terms of the Law of Mass Action.  Also chloride shift.  How does this allow the delivery of oxygen to match the metabolic rate of the tissues?  Why would that be important?

Q: A healthy person is given 100% oxygen instead of 21%. Which of the following will be true in this…

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Q: Use the table provided to show that the air travels a total distance of 273 mm from the trachea to…

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A: External respiration is the exchange of O2 and CO2 and it takes place because of differences in the…

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Q: Why Exchange Gases and What Are the Requirements for Gas Exchange?

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Q: O_{2} is loaded into the blood from the alveolar air and is primarily converted into hydrogen…

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Q: Describe the condition known as pulmonary edema. What effects does this condition have on the…

A: Alveoli are important for the respiratory system. The respiratory system is a part of your body that…

Q: During ventilation, where does O2 come from and where is it going? Name the major structures that it…

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Q: Explain, in your own words, how and why oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged rapidly in alveoli.…

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Q: At rest the typical partial pressure of CO2 in arterial blood is around 40mmHg, and the ventilation…

A: The correct answer to this question is option C. i.e. both will increase.

Q: If it weren't for the body's compensatory mechanisms, which of the following would decrease how well…

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Q: Outline the process of gas exchange

A: BASIC INFORMATION BREATHING  It is the process in which the air is taken in and exhaled out. The air…

Q: Patients with severe uncontrolled type 1 diabetes mellitus produce large quantities of certain…

A: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic endocrine disorder that leads to an increase in the levels of…

Q: Mention and describe all important gas laws explaining process of respiration

A: Respiration is the sequence of events that results in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide…

Q: The toxins in cigarette smoke damage the cells of the tissue capillaries and also cause arterioles…

A: The oxygen dissolved in the red blood cells reached the tissues of the body. Oxygen diffuses into…

Q: Explain the Effects on respiration of increasing arterial PCO2 achieved by adding CO2 to inspired…

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Q: A person who was previously resting begins to exercise strenuously. Explain what pulmonary…

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Q: Using a flow diagram to show cause and effect, explain how contraction of the diaphragm produces…

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Q: Vhich of the following structures is NOT lined by a pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium? O…

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Q: Describe how Boyle's law results in inspiration and expiration. Your response must include the…

A: BOYLE'S LAW :- According to this law the volume and pressure are constant in the case of an ideal…

Q: Describe the mode of transport of O2 and CO2, from lungs to tissues and back

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Q: Describe the ventilatory response to constant load, steady-state exercise. What happens to…

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Q: A patient has been suffering from constant diarrhea. With this, the patient must be losing much of…

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Q: The resting O2 saturation for the subject was 98%, and it was still 98% during exercise. What…

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Q: During normal quiet breathing: O only expiration requires muscle activation no muscles are involved…

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Q: Define the concept of Partial Pressure as it relates to the diffusion of gases between the alveoli…

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Q: during the inspiration phase of pulmonary ventilation which of the following occurs first? increase…

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Q: Explain in detail how the cardiovascular and respiratory systems work together to allow the exchange…

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Q: Explain in your own words why the oxygen cascade is presentedas a cascade of partial pressures.

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Q: Use the table provided to show that the air travels a total distance of 273 mm from the trachea to…

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Q: If airway diameter changes in the same direction as lung volume, describe a possible effect of hot…

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Q: Define the term “exchange surface” and list four common features of gas-exchange organs in animals.

A: Answer

Q: Breathing process is controlled  by  1)Dalton's law 2)Henry's law 3)Diffusions law 4)Boyl's law

A: Answer-4). Boyle's law