At Sea Level, If Oxygen Is Consumed by the Body

question 113

Multiple Choice

At sea level, if oxygen is consumed by the body cells at a rate of 300 mL per minute, then how much oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the blood in the pulmonary capillaries?

• A) 300 mL per minute
• B) more than 300 mL per minute
• C) less than 300 mL per minute
• D) It depends on where the oxygen is being utilized.
• E) It depends on whether or not carbon dioxide is being produced at the same rate.