Hyperventilation (a rapid rate of breathing) will cause

A. a decrease in carbon dioxide in the blood.
B. a decrease in pH of the blood.
C. an increase in pH of the blood.
D. both a decrease in carbon dioxide in the blood and a decrease in pH of the blood.
E. both a decrease in carbon dioxide in the blood and an increase in pH of the blood.


Ans: E. both a decrease in carbon dioxide in the blood and an increase in pH of the blood.

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