Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Respiratory Quotient (RQ)


The respiratory quotient (RQ)

(a) is the ratio of CO2 to O2 at any given time
(b) is the ratio in the steady-state of the volume of CO2 produced to the volume of O2 consumed per unit of time
(c) is 0.7 with a diet of carbohydrate
(d) is decreased during hyperventilation
(e) increases during severe exercise


(a) false (b) true (c) false (d) false (e) true



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