The Oxygen Cascade
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Table 1: The oxygen cascade Oxygen journey Mean partial pressure of oxygen Inspired air 21.2 Trachea 19.9 Alveolar gas 14.6 Arterial blood 13.3 Peripheral tissues 3.3 You will see from Table 1 that there is a drop of almost one-third in the partial pressure of oxygen between the atmosphere and the alveoli. There are several reasons for this.
Try to list three reasons in the space below.
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