True or False and why. "If a person exhibits alveolar partial pressure for oxygen equivalent to that of the humidified inspired air, then this could mean that alveolar ventilation and capillary blood flow are above normal rates".

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True or False and why. "If a person exhibits alveolar partial pressure for oxygen equivalent to that of the humidified inspired air, then this could mean that alveolar ventilation and capillary blood flow are above normal rates".

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