Regarding the Relationships Between the Rates of Oxygen Consumption/carbon Dioxide

question 42

Multiple Choice

Regarding the relationships between the rates of oxygen consumption/carbon dioxide production and alveolar ventilation, which of these statements is TRUE?

• A) Increased ventilation without a similar increase in metabolism is called hypoventilation.
• B) In hypoventilation, alveolar P_CO2 decreases below resting levels.
• C) In hyperventilation, alveolar P_CO2 can decrease to zero.
• D) A decrease in metabolism without a similar decrease in alveolar ventilation would result in hyperventilation.
• E) An increase in ventilation with a matching increase in metabolism is called hyperventilation.

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