Regarding the Partial Pressures of O₂ and CO₂,which of the Following

question 86

Multiple Choice

Regarding the partial pressures of O₂ and CO₂,which of the following statements is not true in a normal person at rest?

• A)Atmospheric \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { o } _ { 2 } }\) is greater than alveolar \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { o } _ { 2 } }\)
• B) \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } }\) In air is less than alveolar \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } }\)
• C)Alveolar \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { o } _ { 2 } }\) is greater than the \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { o } _ { 2 } }\) in the pulmonary capillaries
• D) \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } }\) In the systemic veins exceeds systemic arterial \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } }\)
• E) \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } }\) In the systemic arteries exceeds systemic venous \(\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } }\)

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