Respiratory 3

Oral

1. State the Hb oxygen saturation when blood PO2 = 40 mm Hg and = 60 mm Hg.

2. What is the partial pressure of oxygen and the saturation of hemoglobin in the pulmonary arteriole?

3. State with brief reason how you would expect a reduction of hematocrit to affect the arterial partial pressure of
oxygen?

4. What 2 parameters are used to complete the delivery of blood rich of O2 to the cells?

5. What are the effects of a temperature of 36C and alkalosis on Hb-O2 association?

6. How does the effect of Hb-CO affinity worsen the CO toxicity?

7. What does the 50 in the P50 oxyhemoglobin index indicate?

8. What two factors affect the change in P50 during physical activity?

9. How does the Haldane effect influence gas transport at the cell?

10. What are the parameters of the y- and x-axes of the CO2 transport curve?

11. What enzyme function in red blood cells is essential for CO2 transport?

12. How is hemoglobin buffering action involved in CO2 transport?

13. State the effect of Haldane’s effect at the muscle tissue during physical activity?

14. How does CO2 participate in two ways to ensure adequate oxygen supply to exercising muscles?

15. State the reasons how you expect the arterial pCO2 to change in heavy exercise?

16. How is the pH of venous blood related to the concentration of bicarbonate?

17. How does the production of an alkaline urine help during the acclimatization to high altitude?