Multiple Choice
Which factor below would reduce the amount of oxygen transfer across the respiratory membrane?
A) a higher partial pressure of oxygen in the atmosphere.
B) an abnormally high partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
C) a reduced partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
D) a low pulmonary capillary, partial pressure of oxygen.
E) none of these answers.
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