Chapter 23.7, Problem 62AYP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The effect of gravity and alveolar ${\text{P}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ on blood flow in the lungs.

Introduction:

The gases that are present in a mixture, exert pressure on each other. This type of pressure is called the partial pressure. The pressure exerted by oxygen is called “partial pressure of oxygen.” It is represented as ${\text{P}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ .