Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - The Respiratory System - Figure 23.16 - Page 865: 1

Answer

Oxygen diffusion is powered by a difference in oxygen partial pressure, Po2, between sites

Work Step by Step

So $\Delta$ PO2 promotes oxygen diffusion into pulmonary capillaries from alveoli and from systemic capillaries into tissue cells (ISF/tissue cells)
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