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respiratory dead space |
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respiratory dead space [′res·prə‚tȯr·ē ′ded ‚spās] (physiology) That part of the respiratory system which has no alveoli and in which little or no exchange of gas between air and blood takes place. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Alveolar ventilation was used because the pulmonary minute ventilation includes mixed exhaled breath that contains both alveolar (end-tidal) gas and inhaled gas from the respiratory dead space where there is no gas exchange. |
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