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CO2 diffuses rapidly than O2 through alveoli due to
High diffusion coefficient
CO2 crosses alveolar membrane easier than O2 due to
Greater diffusion coefficient
PO2 in arterial blood is less than in pulmonary artery because
Oxygen requires a pressure gradient to diffuse
Particle with highest relative diffusion capacity
Water
Local anesthesia crosses placenta via
Simple diffusion
Glucose transport across placenta
Facilitated diffusion
Passive transport involving carrier proteins
Facilitated diffusion
Glucose crossing cell membrane via
Facilitated diffusion
Transport of glucose across membrane
Facilitated diffusion
Vmax is seen in
Facilitated diffusion
Substance absorbed by facilitated diffusion in small intestine
Fructose
Facilitated diffusion of which substance occurs in intestine
Fructose
Substance needing digestion before absorption by carriers
Sucrose
Glucose entry into muscle cells
Carrier-mediated transport
Carrier-mediated passive transport
Facilitated transport
Maximum substance in semen composition
Fructose
Cell membranes transport glucose faster with
Insulin
Simple diffusion of drugs
Is not saturable
Increase in molecular weight causes
Decrease in diffusion rate
Drug >1000 Da enters cell by
Pinocytosis
Drug <1000 Da enters cell by
Diffusion
Transport involving actin, myosin, clathrin
Pinocytosis
Cell membrane role in pinocytosis
Supplies membrane for pinocytic vesicles