For a healthy adult at rest, what is the normal pressure gradient for oxygen across the alveolar-capillary membrane when breathing room air at sea level?
a. 60 mm Hg c. 46 mm Hg
b. 40 mm Hg d. 6 mm Hg
a. 60 mm Hg
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