Movement of the Thumb So That It Comes in Contact

question 9

Multiple Choice

Movement of the thumb so that it comes in contact with another finger of the same hand is called

• A)excursion.
• B)reposition.
• C)opposition.
• D)retraction.
• E)inversion.

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Definitions:

Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Graph describing the relationship between the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen and a range of oxygen partial pressures.

Exercise

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Alveolus

A small air sac within the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place during respiration.

Pulmonary Capillary

A small, thin-walled blood vessel located in the lungs where gas exchange between the blood and alveoli occurs.