Hypoventilation Is Characterized by Inability to Excrete CO₂ Rapidly Enough

question 40

Multiple Choice

Hypoventilation is characterized by inability to excrete CO₂ rapidly enough and can be caused by all EXCEPT:

• A) anesthetics.
• B) depressant drugs.
• C) narcotics.
• D) lung diseases.
• E) encephalitis.

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Definitions:

Superior Vena Cava

A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.

Ventricular Cardiac Muscle Cells

Cells specialized for contracting, found in the walls of the ventricles of the heart, enabling it to pump blood.

Sodium Channels

Ion channels located on cell membranes that selectively allow sodium ions to flow into or out of cells, crucial for conducting electrical signals.

Depolarizes

The process by which the electrical charge of a neuron's membrane decreases, moving towards zero or becoming less negative.