A patient has a pulmonary condition known as asthma that results in significant bronchoconstriction. If this patient is found to be hypoxic during an asthma attack, which type of disturbance is most likely causing the hypoxia?

A) Neurological disturbance
B) Perfusion disturbance
C) Myocardial disturbance
D) Ventilation disturbance

D) Ventilation disturbance

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________ is a two-part cell division process in sexually reproducing organisms that yields gametes with one-half the chromosomes of each parent cell

a. Meiosis b. Telophase c. Anaphase d. Metaphase

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Peg _____________________________________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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