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| 1. |
Which respiratory principle is INCORRECT? |
| A. | Fick s law states that the volume of gas per unit time that moves across a sheet of tissue is proportional to the area of the sheet, but inversely proportional to its thickness |
| B. | the Bohr effect is the effect of PCO2 on the O2 dissociation curve due to the action of PCO2 on H+ concentration |
| C. | Henry s law states that the amount of gas dissolved is proportional to the partial pressure of that gas |
| D. | the chloride shift is the diffusion of HCO3 - in to the cell, with the outward diffusion of Cl- ions to maintain electrical neutrality |
| E. | the Haldane effect is that deoxygenation of the blood increases its ability to carry CO2 |
| Answer» E. the Haldane effect is that deoxygenation of the blood increases its ability to carry CO2 | |