At rest, Emma typically takes thirteen 400 mL breaths per minute and she has an anatomical deadspace of 125 mL. Emma knows that she will have to change her breathing when she runs, but she's trying to figure out what would be most effective at getting O2 into her alveoli and down to her leg muscle. a. mantain the same breath rate but increase tidal volume to 500mL  b. trying to breath the exact same way that she does at rest  c. mantain the same tidal volume of 400mL but taking 17 breaths per minute  d. decreasing the tidal volume to 325mL and taking 20 breaths per minute

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At rest, Emma typically takes thirteen 400 mL breaths per minute and she has an anatomical deadspace of 125 mL. Emma knows that she will have to change her breathing when she runs, but she's trying to figure out what would be most effective at getting O2 into her alveoli and down to her leg muscle.

a. mantain the same breath rate but increase tidal volume to 500mL 

b. trying to breath the exact same way that she does at rest 

c. mantain the same tidal volume of 400mL but taking 17 breaths per minute 

d. decreasing the tidal volume to 325mL and taking 20 breaths per minute 

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