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Regarding gas exchange in the lungs:

A. N2O is diffusion limited
B. CO is perfusion limited
C. O2 is between N2O and CO but at rest, is perfusion limited
D. diffusing capacity of the lung for a gas is inversely proportionate to the surface area of the alveolocapillary membrane and directly proportional to its thickness
E. at rest, it takes blood 0.25secs to traverse the pulmonary capillaries
Answer» C. O2 is between N2O and CO but at rest, is perfusion limited
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