Body System Bingo

Gas flows is directed by pressure gradient. Air is a mixture of gases, each of which contributes a share of the total atmospheric pressure called its partial pressure. (p. 814, Table 22.3) The partial pressure of a gas determines the rate of its diffusion, and therefore strongly affects the rate of gas exchange between the blood and alveolar air. ................
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