Blood O₂ Levels

question 124

Multiple Choice

Blood O₂ levels

• A) are more important than CO₂ levels in the regulation of respiration.
• B) need to change only slightly to cause a change in respiration rate.
• C) within the normal PO₂ range have little effect on regulation of respiration.
• D) in venous blood and arterial blood are about the same.
• E) never change enough to influence respiration.

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