I : e power «>r blood to a 

 determined in the 



saturation of the hemoglobin w ith 1 1 

 earrj ing power of the blood I 



The various tensions 

 volume per cenl l 1 1 taken up 

 upper curve is dra* n from 

 with CO, in the i 



of a'n- The dol 

 drain ii beta een the t \ 



!>1 1 within th<- bodj it a 



alveolar sir see pi ads in 



per cent ; and si s pressure mm. 



/.' stands in venous 1>1< •< •«! at about I • 



would be 7 per cenl ]"•■■■ 

 with < > at the latter pressure. Tl 



therefore, helps to <1H\ <• out the CO 



in the tissues enhat power of absorbii : I 



are of fundamental imports] 



I la\ in'_r show 11 how the blood t 

 lunj tissu< may i 



the tissues, and in this connection 

 of < K which they require under 

 and *_' the mechai isms bj which I 



THE OXYGEN REQUIREMENT OF THE TISSUES 



In ordei ' tain th< 



nu.-s of the bodj , it is n. •• 

 the smounl of 

 tain it w e must know l 

 under investigation; 2 the bloodflow t 

 in <• e. per minute ; and 

 I venous blood of the I 



I k t.. r.-\ i.-w in an\ del 



have been undertaken in t ; 



: important results 

 burtoi /'' 



In tl 

 Hon, as it is called, the l 

 muscul unectn 



stand ab< 



msumpl 



