Joan is a nursing student who has been studying the cardiopulmonary system. She has been explaining to a patient with chronic obstructive lung disease about how the gasses in the lungs move between the airspaces and the bloodstream
This is best described as which of the follow-ing? A. Ventilation
B. Diffusion
C. Respiration
D. Perfusion
D
The lungs assist with ventilation, the movement of air in and out of the lungs, and diffusion, the movement of gases between air spaces and the bloodstream. Respiration is the exchange of oxy-gen and carbon dioxide during cellular metabolism. The heart supports perfusion, the movement of blood into and out of the lungs to the body's organs and tissues.
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