Regarding the relationships between the rates of oxygen consumption/carbon dioxide production and alveolar ventilation, which of these statements is TRUE?

A. Increased ventilation without a similar increase in metabolism is called hypoventilation.
B. In hypoventilation, alveolar PCO2 decreases below resting levels.
C. In hyperventilation, alveolar PCO2 can decrease to zero.
D. A decrease in metabolism without a similar decrease in alveolar ventilation would result in hyperventilation.
E. An increase in ventilation with a matching increase in metabolism is called hyperventilation.


D

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