The hypothesized value in hemoglobin's ability to bind and transport nitric oxide is
A) It allows hemoglobin to resist the effects of small pH changes as buffer molecule
B) By circulation into peripheral vessels it will trigger vasodilation to improve local blood flow
C) As it circulates it promotes smooth muscle of arteries and arterioles to contract, to increase blood pressure as needed
D) It acts as an enzyme cofactor necessary to maintaining a "clean and smooth" endothelial lining within blood vessels
E) It provides a mechanism upon which additional electrolytes can be transported to deficient tissues in the body
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Q22: Hyperventilation
A)Results in respiratory alkalosis
B)Results in respiratory
Q23: The affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen is
Q24: Which of the following statements regarding the
Q25: Hyperventilation results in
A)Increased alveolar
Q26: Chemoreceptors include
A)Hair cells in the cochlea
B)Receptors in
Q28: Oxygen is carried in blood
A)Bound to hemoglobin
B)Dissolved
Q29: The skeletal muscles involved in producing the
Q30: During hypoventilation
A)A person's rate and depth of
Q31: Action potentials in neurons in the inhalatory/inspiratory
Q32: An increase in arterial H+ concentration is
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