Explain the decrease in PO2 from the pulmonary venules to the blood arriving in the peripheral capillaries of the systemic circuit
What will be an ideal response?
The PO2 decreases from about 100 mm Hg to 95 mm Hg in the pulmonary veins as it mixes with venous blood from capillaries surrounding the conducting passageways.
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