Respiration

Question 1

What does hemoglobin carry?

Answer 1

Hemoglobin is two way respiratory transporter that can carry oxygen and carbon dioxide. The binding of either gas can inhibit the transport of the other

Question 2

What is perfusion?

Answer 2

The bathing of a tissue or organ in fluid.

Question 3

If part of the lung is damaged by disease, ventilation of the damaged lung tissue is modified to match ?

Answer 3

The rate of perfusion.

Any damaged area, lung or not, will receive increased blood flow to aid the healing process.

Question 4

The amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is __ to the partial pressure of the gas above the liquid.

Answer 4

Proportional

The higher the partial pressure of the gas above the liquid, the more gas molecules will be dissolved into the liquid.

This is a direct relationship and is how carbonated drinks and sodas exist.