What would the ventilation-perfusion ratio equal if pulmonary capillary blood flow equals 4 L/min and the minute alveolar ventilation equals 5 L/min?
a. 1.25 c. 1.0
b. 0.66 d. 0.8
a. 1.25
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. half the amount of total body water B. two-thirds the amount of total body water C. nearly the same as the amount of total body water D. more than four times the amount of total body water