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True or false: Aldosterone is secreted by the juxtaglomerular apparatus.

True or false: Pulmonary surfactant is secreted by Type II alveolar cells.

Is an arterial PO2 below 80 mmHg a stimulus for breathing?

Oxygen ________ of the blood is determined by ________, while oxygen ________ of the blood is determined by ________.

What is the oxygen-carrying capacity of Frank’s blood?

What is the patient’s filtered load of sodium?

What is Frank’s minute alveolar volume?

Is regulating the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood a function of the kidney?

True or false: Pulmonary surfactant reduces surface tension in the lungs.

Which of the following describes the feedback regulation of the release of secretin?