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Diffusion |
Passage of molecules from a greater to lesser concentration until equilibrium is reached |
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Areas of the lungs that act as dead space regardless of body position are known as? |
Gravity Independent |
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Areas of the lungs that act as a shunt are known as? |
Gravity dependent |
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Boyle's Law |
The pressure of a gas in a closed container is inversely proportional to the volume of its container |
Large container, low pressure. Small container, high pressure |
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Charles Law |
The volume of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature assuming the pressure remains constant. |
As temperature increases, gas volume increases |
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Dalton's Law |
Each gas in a mixture exerts its own pressure as if no other gases were present |
Each gas has it's own pressure in a mixture |
