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Respiratory Physiology overview

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Oxygen is what percentage of dry air?   21%  
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What is the site of internal respiration?   Mitochondria  
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What is the purpose of external respiration?   No maintain mitochondrial respiration with a continual supply of oxygen  
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Ventilation and circulation are controlled   Centrally  
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Po2 of air   159mmHg  
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Po2 in alveoli   100mmHg  
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Po2 in arteries   96mmHg  
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Po2 in veins   40mmHg  
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Po2 in cells   20mmHg  
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Pco2 in air   0mmHg  
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Pco2 in alveoli   40mmHg  
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Pco2 in veins   46mmHg  
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What is a partial pressure?   Pressure that a gas would exert if it occupied the total volume of the mixture in the absence of other components  
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Ph2o at 37 degrees   47 mmHg  
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What is the role of hemoglobin?   To drastically increase the amount of Oxygen in the blood  
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Equation for Po2 in moist inspired air   (Barometric pressure-47) x .2093  
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