Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Gas exchange in humans

Gas exchange in humans — practice question

The table gives the concentrations of gases in a blood vessel and in an alveolus. Which row indicates the conditions that make a gas produced in respiration diffuse from the blood vessel into the alveolus?

  • Acarbon dioxide; concentration in the blood vessel: low; concentration in the alveolus: high
  • Bcarbon dioxide; concentration in the blood vessel: high; concentration in the alveolus: low
  • Coxygen; concentration in the blood vessel: low; concentration in the alveolus: high
  • Doxygen; concentration in the blood vessel: high; concentration in the alveolus: low

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