During External Respiration, The $\mathrm { P } _ { 0 _ { 2 } }$

question 169

True/False

During external respiration, the $\mathrm { P } _ { 0 _ { 2 } }$ is greater in the alveoli than in the blood of the pulmonary capillaries.

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