Breathing faster and deeper eliminates more carbon dioxide from the body than normal breathing. Under these circumstances, in the lungs
A) more carbon dioxide will diffuse out of the blood.
B) more carbon dioxide will diffuse into the blood.
C) less carbon dioxide will diffuse out of the blood.
D) less carbon dioxide will diffuse into the blood.
E) the amount of carbon dioxide diffusion will remain unchanged.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Breathing faster and deeper increases the rate of ventilation in the lungs, which increases the exchange of gases between the blood and the air. This results in increased diffusion of carbon dioxide out of the blood and into the air in the lungs. Therefore, choice A is the correct answer.

Breathing Faster and Deeper Eliminates More Carbon Dioxide from the Body