Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as: Select one: a. low venous oxygen levels. b. a decrease in arterial oxygen levels. c. an increase in carbon dioxide in the blood. d. inadequate oxygen to the tissues and cells.

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Lillie Odom

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28 May, 18:09

Hypoxia is MOST accurately defined as: Select one: a. low venous oxygen levels. b. a decrease in arterial oxygen levels. c. an increase in carbon dioxide in the blood. d. inadequate oxygen to the tissues and cells.

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Kieran Kaufman · Answer 1

d. inadequate oxygen to the tissues and cells.

Explanation:

Hypoxia is a pathological state in which the body is impoverished with adequate oxygen supply to the tissues and cells. At that state, oxygen is significantly insufficient which can pose a threat or associated with diffusion of oxygen in the lungs to carry out respiratory activities, malfunctioning of the Brain, headaches, nausea, anxiety etc.

Hypoxemia is a decrease in arterial oxygen levels.