What is the method by which inhaled oxygen is moved into the intravascular compartment called?
a. Active transport
b. Oxygenation
c. Passive transport
d. Mass movement
ANS: C
Passive transport occurs when the patient inhales oxygen into the lungs, with the oxygen passing by diffusion into the intravascular compartment.
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