Multiple Choice
In external respiration,the partial pressures are:
A) alveoli: high PO2,low PCO2; pulmonary capillaries: low PO2,high PCO2
B) alveoli: high PO2,high PCO2; pulmonary capillaries: low PO2,low PCO2
C) alveoli: low PO2,high PCO2; pulmonary capillaries: high PO2,low PCO2
D) alveoli: low PO2,low PCO2; pulmonary capillaries: high PO2,high PCO2
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