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The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli of the lungs is:

  1. A
    less than that of carbon dioxide
  2. B
    equal to that in the blood
  3. C
    more than that in the blood
  4. D
    less than that in the blood

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The partial pressure of oxygen () in the alveoli is about , whereas in the deoxygenated blood in pulmonary capillaries it is and in oxygenated blood it is . Thus, it is more than that in the blood.

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The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli of the lungs is:
A
less than that of carbon dioxide
B
equal to that in the blood
C
more than that in the blood
D
less than that in the blood

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