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Chemical buffers in the blood are only a short-term solution for blood acidosis after exercise.

Resistance training can decrease inhibitory impulses to agonist muscles by reducing autogenic inhibition.

In most cases, stroke volume increases linearly up to maximal levels.

When solutes (such as Na+) move from one fluid compartment to another, water usually follows due to osmosis.

Total lung capacity is algebraically equivalent to vital capacity plus residual volume.

When gases move across the respiratory membrane and are exchanged between the alveoli and the pulmonary capillary blood, this specific process is called pulmonary diffusion.

The respiratory centers regulate breathing by stimulating contraction of skeletal muscles that control ventilation.

Cardiac output is the volume of blood ejected from the heart each time it beats.

With aerobic training, the lactate threshold occurs at a higher percentage of maximal aerobic capacity.

Treatment: What injectable medication can help with this cat’s red blood cell production? [2 points] How would you proceed if it was determined that Phillip needed a blood transfusion? [2 points] What is a visible sign of two blood types that are not a match? [1 point] If Phillip has never had a blood transfusion before, is it ok to give him one without cross-matching or typing first? Why or Why not? [4 points] What two types of transfusion reactions will occur if Phillip was given incompatible blood with what possible result for each? [6 points]