Pulmonary arteries Systemic veins Right heart Partial Pressures of Gases Copyright © The McGraw-H Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Air Po, 160 mmHg Pco, -0.3 mmHg PO₂- Poo₂ 105 mmHg 40 mmHg Po,= 40 mmHg Pco,- 46 mmHg Lung capillaries Pco,-46 mmHg Po= 40 mmHg Tissue capillaries Po, 100 mmHg Pco₂-40 mmHg Alveoli Pco,-40 mmHg Po= 100 mmHg Cells Left heart Pulmonary veins Systemic arteries Po, <40 mmHg (mitochondrial Po, <5 mmHg) Pco₂> 46 mmHg Fig. 13-21 89 1) If alveolar ventilation decreases in the above figure, what happens to (A) arteriolar Poz? (B) Arterial Pco2? (C) Venous Poz and Pco2? (D) Oxygen carrying capacity? Explain your answers.

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Pulmonary
arteries
Systemic
veins
Right
heart
Partial Pressures of Gases
Copyright © The McGraw-H Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display
Air
Po, 160 mmHg
Pco₂ = 0.3 mmHg
PO₂-
Poo₂
105 mmHg 40 mmHg
Po₂ = 40 mmHg
Pco₂ - 46 mmHg
Lung capillaries
Pco,- 46 mmHg
Po= 40 mmHg
Tissue capillaries
Po₂ = 100 mmHg
Pco₂-40 mmHg
Alveoli
Pco,-40 mmHg
Po, 100 mmHg
Cells
Left
heart
Pulmonary
veins
Systemic
arteries
Po, <40 mmHg (mitochondrial Po, < 5 mmHg)
Pco₂> 46 mmHg
Fig. 13-21
89
1) If alveolar ventilation decreases in the above figure, what happens to (A) arteriolar Po2? (B)
Arterial Pco2? (C) Venous Poz and Pco2? (D) Oxygen carrying capacity? Explain your answers.
Transcribed Image Text:Pulmonary arteries Systemic veins Right heart Partial Pressures of Gases Copyright © The McGraw-H Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Air Po, 160 mmHg Pco₂ = 0.3 mmHg PO₂- Poo₂ 105 mmHg 40 mmHg Po₂ = 40 mmHg Pco₂ - 46 mmHg Lung capillaries Pco,- 46 mmHg Po= 40 mmHg Tissue capillaries Po₂ = 100 mmHg Pco₂-40 mmHg Alveoli Pco,-40 mmHg Po, 100 mmHg Cells Left heart Pulmonary veins Systemic arteries Po, <40 mmHg (mitochondrial Po, < 5 mmHg) Pco₂> 46 mmHg Fig. 13-21 89 1) If alveolar ventilation decreases in the above figure, what happens to (A) arteriolar Po2? (B) Arterial Pco2? (C) Venous Poz and Pco2? (D) Oxygen carrying capacity? Explain your answers.
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