Which one of the following is not a major internal O2 store during long dives?

A) O2 bound to hemoglobin B) O2 bound to myoglobin C) O2 dissolved in body fluids other than lungs D) O2 contained in the lungs A) O2 bound to hemoglobin B) O2 bound to myoglobin C) O2 dissolved in body fluids other than lungs D) O2 contained in the lungs

Exam 26: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Internal Transport at Work: Diving by Marine Mammals

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If you were collecting diving data, which comparison would you expect to reveal the greatest physiological differences?

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Refer to the figure shown. Which of the following is shown by the data in the figure?

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Question 22

Decompression sickness in divers using scuba tanks _. Decompression sickness in breath-hold divers _.

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Question 23

What are the factors that determine dive duration? Place them in order of significance.

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Refer to the figure shown. What data is represented in the figure?

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Question 25

Is there a relationship between dive duration and bradycardia? If so, does it depend on the type of dive performed?

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Question 26

Seals such as the Weddell seal, which are capable of long and deep dives, typically have blood-oxygen carrying capacities (per unit volume) that are _______ those of seals such as the stellar sea lion, whose dives are short and shallow.

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Question 27

What is decompression sickness and how do marine mammals avoid it?

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Question 28

Refer to the figure shown. Of the components shown in the figure, the one with the greatest effect on dive length in true (phocid) seals is

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Question 29

The aerobic dive limit (ADL) is the _ dive that can be undertaken without a(n) _.

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Refer to the figure shown. The data in the figure show that compared to nondiving mammals, diving mammals have

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During a landmark study by Bron (1966), regional vasoconstriction during a seal's dive was indicated by a measured lack of blood flow to the

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In general, diving mammals have lung volumes (per unit mass) that are _______ those of terrestrial mammals.

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Question 33

Why do Weddell seals make great study animals for investigating diving physiology?

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In any given diving study, what are three important variables that one must know before interpreting the data?

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Which one of the following is not a major internal O₂ store during long dives?

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Question 36

A decrease in heart rate specifically in response to diving is referred to as

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Question 37

What are the main O₂ stores used during a dive? Are they similar across marine mammal species?

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Which oxygen storage compartment tends to be the smallest in diving mammals?

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Question 39

Refer to the figure shown. Suppose that the same parameter represented in the figure is measured in aquatic animals that are moved from water to air and terrestrial animals that are moved from air to water. In which animal would the change in the measured parameter be the smallest?

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Exam 26: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Internal Transport at Work: Diving by Marine Mammals

If you were collecting diving data, which comparison would you expect to reveal the greatest physiological differences?

Refer to the figure shown. Which of the following is shown by the data in the figure?

Decompression sickness in divers using scuba tanks _______. Decompression sickness in breath-hold divers _______.

What are the factors that determine dive duration? Place them in order of significance.

Refer to the figure shown. What data is represented in the figure?

Is there a relationship between dive duration and bradycardia? If so, does it depend on the type of dive performed?

Seals such as the Weddell seal, which are capable of long and deep dives, typically have blood-oxygen carrying capacities (per unit volume) that are _______ those of seals such as the stellar sea lion, whose dives are short and shallow.

What is decompression sickness and how do marine mammals avoid it?

Refer to the figure shown. Of the components shown in the figure, the one with the greatest effect on dive length in true (phocid) seals is

The aerobic dive limit (ADL) is the _______ dive that can be undertaken without a(n) _______.

Refer to the figure shown. The data in the figure show that compared to nondiving mammals, diving mammals have

During a landmark study by Bron (1966), regional vasoconstriction during a seal's dive was indicated by a measured lack of blood flow to the

In general, diving mammals have lung volumes (per unit mass) that are _______ those of terrestrial mammals.

Why do Weddell seals make great study animals for investigating diving physiology?

In any given diving study, what are three important variables that one must know before interpreting the data?

Which one of the following is not a major internal O2 store during long dives?

A decrease in heart rate specifically in response to diving is referred to as

What are the main O2 stores used during a dive? Are they similar across marine mammal species?

Which oxygen storage compartment tends to be the smallest in diving mammals?

Refer to the figure shown. Suppose that the same parameter represented in the figure is measured in aquatic animals that are moved from water to air and terrestrial animals that are moved from air to water. In which animal would the change in the measured parameter be the smallest?

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Decompression sickness in divers using scuba tanks _. Decompression sickness in breath-hold divers _.

The aerobic dive limit (ADL) is the _ dive that can be undertaken without a(n) _.

Which one of the following is not a major internal O₂ store during long dives?

What are the main O₂ stores used during a dive? Are they similar across marine mammal species?