Pulmonary Edema Will Cause the Rate of Gas Diffusion to ________

question 172

Multiple Choice

Pulmonary edema will cause the rate of gas diffusion to ________.

• A) increase
• B) decrease
• C) remain the same

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Definitions:

Viroids

Small, circular RNA molecules that infect plants, lacking a protein coat.

Retroviruses

A type of virus that inserts a copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell it invades, changing the genome of that cell, such as HIV.

Prions

Infectious agents composed solely of protein, known to cause rare neurodegenerative diseases.

DNA OR RNA

Nucleic acids that carry genetic information (DNA) or are involved in protein synthesis (RNA).