Laws Flashcards
1
Q
For a gas pressure and volume are inversely proportional. As the pressure of gas increases the pressure decreases
A
Boyle’s law
2
Q
The rate of diffusion of a gas is dependent on the gas itself
A
Fick’s Law of diffusion
3
Q
The amount of dissolved gas is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas in equilibrium with the blood. The amount of O2 dissolved in blood is proportional to the partial pressure
A
Henry’s Law
4
Q
Smaller alveoli have a higher tendency to collapse
A
Law of LaPlace
5
Q
Removing O2 from Hb increases the ability of Hb to pick-up CO2 and H+, facilitates O2 release and CO2 uptake at tissues
A
Haldane Effect
6
Q
Total pressure exerted by a gas = the sum of partial pressures
A
Daltons Law
