Exam 18: Gas Exchange and Transport

The lung pathology most likely to result from certain kinds of heart disease is

For maximum efficiency in loading oxygen at the lungs,

Too little oxygen in cells is called ________.

A chemistry student accidentally spills chlorine bleach into a dilute acid.The mixture reacts and produces fumes that are inhaled by the student and that reduce his ventilation.Assume that the gaseous chemical produced is a base (i.e.,it releases OH- in an aqueous solution),and that the chemical is absorbed into the bloodstream at the alveoli.Explain why ventilation is reduced in the patient.