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Question 1

what is ventilation?

Answer 1

the process by which gas gets down into the alveoli

Question 2

what are the three processes that allow O2 to cross the blood-gas interface and removed from the lung by the blood?

Answer 2

1. ventilation
2. diffusion
3. blood flow

Question 3

average RBC transit time is determined by the ratio between what?

Answer 3

capillary volume : cardiac output