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An accident to the head can affect the ability of a person to ventilate 1breathe in and
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An accident to the head can affect the ability of a person to ventilate 1breathe in and out2. a. What would happen to the partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood if a person cannot properly ventilate? b. When a person who cannot breathe properly is placed on a ventilator, an air mixture is delivered at pressures that are alternately above the air pressure in the persons lung, and then below. How will this move oxygen gas into the lungs, and carbon dioxide out?
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An accident to the head can affect the ability of a person to ventilate 1breathe in and out2. a. What would happen to the partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood if a person cannot properly ventilate? b. When a person who cannot breathe properly is placed on a ventilator, an air mixture is delivered at pressures that are alternately above the air pressure in the persons lung, and then below. How will this move oxygen gas into the lungs, and carbon dioxide out?
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(a)
Under normal conditions, Under typical circumstances, the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood is higher than that of carbon dioxide. The oxygen in the air combines with the body's blood and travels to the tissues when the partial pressure of oxygen is low.
Carbon dioxide is produced in the cells during metabolic reactions, which is why tissues have a high partial pressure of carbon dioxide. It is eventually evacuated from the lungs after being diffused into the blood and carried to the lungs.