What Is the Respiratory Quotient

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Multiple Choice

What is the respiratory quotient?

• A)the rate at which gases diffuse across the alveolar capillary membrane
• B)the respiratory rate times the tidal volume
• C) the ratio of O₂ consumed to CO₂ produced
• D) the ratio of CO₂ produced to O₂ consumed

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