Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Looseleaf)
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Author: STARR
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Chapter 38, Problem 8SQ
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Concept introduction: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas that is released when the organic material burns. Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type of fatal inhalation poisoning in the United States and worldwide. When CO is present in the body, the blood holds more less oxygen and releases of little of what it does hold to tissues.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (Looseleaf)
Ch. 38 - Prob. 1DAACh. 38 - Smoking and Lung Function Data from the Coronary...Ch. 38 - Smoking and Lung Function Data from the Coronary...Ch. 38 - The respiratory protein hemocyanin _______. a....Ch. 38 - In a _______, air flows continually across the...Ch. 38 - Prob. 3SQCh. 38 - In human lungs, gas exchange occurs at the ______....Ch. 38 - Which holds the most dissolved oxygen? a. warm,...Ch. 38 - When you breathe quietly, inhalation is _______...Ch. 38 - During inhalation _______. a. the thoracic cavity...
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