Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a Mendelian disorder in the human population that is inherited as a recessive. Normal parents have two children with CF. The probability of their next child being normal son for this characteristic.

#Question id: 11080

#SCPH28 | Zoology

The O2-CO2 diagram here shows a ventilation-perfusion ratio line for the normal lung. Which of the following best describes the effect of decreasing ventilation-perfusion ratio on the alveolar Po2 and Pco2?

#Question id: 11081

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In which of the following conditions is alveolar Po2 increased and alveolar Pco2 decreased?

#Question id: 11081

#SCPH28 | Zoology

In which of the following conditions is alveolar Po2 increased and alveolar Pco2 decreased?

#Question id: 11082

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A 67-year-old man has a solid tumor that pushes against an airway partially obstructing air flow to the distal alveoli. Which point on the ventilation-perfusion line of the O2-CO2 diagram corresponds to the alveolar gas of these distal alveoli?

#Question id: 11082

#SCPH28 | Zoology

A 67-year-old man has a solid tumor that pushes against an airway partially obstructing air flow to the distal alveoli. Which point on the ventilation-perfusion line of the O2-CO2 diagram corresponds to the alveolar gas of these distal alveoli?

#Question id: 11083

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A 55-year-old male has a pulmonary embolism that partially blocks the blood flow to his right lung. Which point on the ventilation-perfusion line of the O2-CO2 diagram corresponds to the alveolar gas of his right lung?