What would the ventilation-perfusion ratio equal if pulmonary capillary blood flow equals 4 L/min and the minute alveolar ventilation equals 5 L/min?
A) 1.25
B) 0.66
C) 1.0
D) 0.8

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The ventilation-perfusion ratio is calculated by dividing the minute alveolar ventilation (5 L/min) by the pulmonary capillary blood flow (4 L/min), which equals 1.25.

What Would the Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio Equal If Pulmonary Capillary Blood