In the Gas Membrane Exchanger, What Is One of the Limiting

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the gas membrane exchanger, what is one of the limiting factors to the transfer rate of oxygen across the membrane?

• A) The flow of blood
• B) The concentration gradient of the gas across the membrane
• C) The thickness of the blood film between the membrane layers
• D) The flow of gas in relationship to the flow of blood

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Definitions:

T-test

A technique in statistics for comparing the means of two groups to see if they differ in a statistically significant way.

Alpha

Often referred to as the level of significance in hypothesis testing, it represents the threshold at which the null hypothesis is rejected.

T-test

A statistical test used to compare the mean of two groups to see if there is a significant difference between them.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.