Gas Exchange

Practice Questions

NCLEX-RN › Gas Exchange

Questions
6
1

What does the term "partial pressure" describe?

2

How do oxygen and carbon dioxide cross the capillary epithelium and alveolar cell membranes during gas exchange?

3

Myoglobin can bind with __________ molecule(s) of oxygen, while hemoglobin can bind with __________ molecule(s) of oxygen.

4

Hyperventilation results in which of the following?

5

Which of the following structures is the site of gas exchange in the lung?

6

Which of the following is the main trigger for the impulse to breathe?

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