Which of the Following Is the CORRECT Order of Steps

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the CORRECT order of steps of gas transport and exchange?

• A)ventilation, diffusion across the respiratory surface, circulation, diffusion between blood and cells
• B)diffusion across the respiratory surface, ventilation, diffusion between blood and cells, circulation
• C)ventilation, circulation, diffusion across the respiratory surface, diffusion between blood and cells
• D)circulation, diffusion across the respiratory surface, ventilation, diffusion between blood and cells
• E)diffusion between blood and cells, circulation, ventilation, diffusion across the respiratory surface

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Definitions:

Research Hypothesis

Statement regarding an expected or predicted relationship between variables.

Ordinal Variables

Variables that represent categories with a natural order or ranking, but where the distances between categories are not necessarily equal.

Spearman Rank-Order

A nonparametric measure of rank correlation that assesses how well the relationship between two variables can be described using a monotonic function.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, giving a value between -1 and 1 which indicates the extent of their linear relationship.