what is the partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood?

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what is the partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood?

what is the NORMAL partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood?

in mmHg please
I was asked this in a med school interview and i used to know this fact but i completely forgot

2006-11-30 12:00:27 · 3 answers · asked by Jeffrey W 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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PCO2 = 35-45
PO2 = 75-100

2006-11-30 12:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by Raina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

id say the partial pressure of O2 in the blood of an average person would be around 64mmHg and CO2 would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 54mmHg

2006-11-30 20:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by BrainPhoodDood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the partial pressure of oxygen in blood is 159mmHg or 21% of 760mmHg
the partial pressure of carbondioxide is 0.3mmHg or 0.04% of 760mmHg

2006-11-30 20:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by tranquality213 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋