Alveolar ventilation

a. is the amount of air entering the body with each breath
b. is the tidal volume minus the anatomic dead space volume
c. is the same as tidal volume
d. increases when you take many shallow breaths


Answer: b. is the tidal volume minus the anatomic dead space volume

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