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Joe is playing in an intramural football game when he is tackled so hard he breaks a rib.  He can actually feel a piece of rib sticking through the skin, and he is having a difficult time breathing.  Joe is probably suffering from:

Using spirometry, a patient discovers their forced expiratory volume after the first second (FEV1) is only 40% of their vital capacity, much lower than expected. What does this suggest?

During External (alveolar) respiration,

Respiratory control centers are located in the ________.        

A person exhibiting suppression of immunity, clotting disorder as well as low oxygen carrying capacity is likely suffering which of the following?

If a person is severely dehydrated (has lost water volume) you would expect to see all of the following except ________.

The amount of oxygen dissolved in blood plasma is:

Which statement about CO2 is correct?

Anatomical dead space;

Generally the hormones secretin and cholecystokinin which are released by duodenum causing ________.