Carbon dioxide transport — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: In exercise, O2 exhibits _____-limited gas exchange

Answer: mixed

Flashcard 2: CO2 exhibits _____-limited gas exchange

Answer: perfusion

Flashcard 3: One way in which CO2 is carried in the blood is bound to hemoglobin, known as _____ (5%)

Answer: carbaminohemoglobin (HbCO2)

Flashcard 4: The majority of CO2 transported in blood is in the form of _____ (90%)

Answer: HCO3- (bicarbonate)

Flashcard 5: Carboxyhemoglobin heme groups not bound by CO have a(n) _____ affinity for O2

Answer: increased

Flashcard 6: What is the secondary regulator of cerebral perfusion?

Answer: PO2 - only takes effect during severe hypoxia

Flashcard 7: What is the primary regulator of cerebral perfusion?

Answer: PCO2

Flashcard 8: How long can the brain withstand hypoxia before sustaining irreversible damage?

Answer: 5 minutes

Flashcard 9: COPD, cyanotic congenital heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and high altitude cause _____ polycythemia

Answer: physiologic secondary

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Flashcard 10: Which zone of the lung has the highest Pao2? _____

Answer: Zone 1

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