Quiz: Gas Exchange

1. If a container consists of three different gases, such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen, which of the following would contribute to the overall pressure within the container?
a. the gas being inhaled
b. the gas being exhaled
c. all three gases
2. The sum of partial pressure of each individual gas in a container will equal the total pressure within the container. This is known as __________ law.
a. Boyle's
b. Dalton's
c. Henry's
3. When the partial pressure of a gas is high, it diffuses rapidly. This is known as __________ law.
a. Boyle's
b. Dalton's
c. Henry's
4. It is important in the medical world that the partial pressure of oxygen is a specific value in order to get oxygen to diffuse from the lungs into the bloodstream. Which of the following statements is correct in that regard?
a. Oxygen has to have a high partial pressure.
b. Oxygen has to have a low partial pressure.
c. Oxygen has to have the same partial pressure as carbon dioxide.

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