HTHSCI 1CC6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dorsal Respiratory Group, Ventral Respiratory Group, Medulla Oblongata
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Practice questions for chapter 22: during inspiration, air moves into the lungs because __________. The gas pressure in the lungs becomes lower than the outside pressure as the diaphragm contracts. Boyle"s law states that volume changes lead to pressure changes: alveolar ventilation rate is __________. The movement of air into and out of the alveoli during a particular time avr = breaths per minute (tv. Dead space: hemoglobin has a tendency to release oxygen where __________. The bohr effect states that co2 loading and lower ph enhance o2 release: in the alveoli, the partial pressure of oxygen is __________. The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli is approximately104 millimeters of mercury, which is about. 35% less than that of the atmospheric po2: most of the carbon dioxide transported by the blood is __________. Converted to bicarbonate ions and transported in plasma.