Multiple Choice
When blood flowing in a pulmonary capillary first arrives at an alveolus,the concentration of
A) oxygen will be lower in the alveolus than in the blood plasma.
B) carbon dioxide will be greater in the alveolus than in the blood plasma.
C) carbon dioxide will be greater in the blood plasma than in the alveolus.
D) carbon dioxide in the blood plasma will be approximately equal to its concentration in the alveolus.
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