Multiple Choice
A person inspires dry air. The N2 partial pressure in moist tracheal air should be
A) The same as in dry inspired air because N2 does not exchange
B) The same as in dry inspired air because the water vapor merely increases the total
pressure
C) Less than that in dry inspired air because water vapor dilutes all of the gasses
D) More than that in dry inspired air because oxygen is rem oved from the tracheal air
E) Unaffected by anything because N2 is inert to bodily metabolism
Correct Answer:
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