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Gas Laws At Altitude

Across
According to Charles’s Law, air ______ as it warms.
Because Patm decreases with increasing altitude, the partial pressure of O2 at high altitude ______.
Henry’s Law states that as the partial pressure of a gas ______, the solubility of that gas in water increases.
______’s Law states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of its individual gases.
According to Fick’s Law, the rate of diffusion ______ with reduced surface area for gas exchange.
At high pressures, more N2 dissolves in blood. If divers rapidly resurface, the pressure around them rapidly decreases, and N2 can ______ in their microvasculature.
Down
At the summit of Mt Everest, our peripheral chemoreceptors sense low PaO2 and ______ ventilation.
Pulmonary oedema increases the ______ ______, which impairs gas exchange.
In response to altitude, 2,3-DPG concentration increases. Overall, this ______ haemoglobin’s affinity for O2, so more O2 is offloaded at the tissues.
______’s Law states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of its individual gases.
Because Patm decreases with increasing altitude, the partial pressure of O2 at high altitude ______.
Boyle’s Law states that at a fixed temperature, the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its ______.