A healthy young woman is breathing at 12 breaths per minute with a tidal volume of 500 mL. Which of the following statements is correct is she changes her breathing pattern to 15 breaths per minute with a tidal volume of 400 mL? (assume a dead space volume of 150 mL) a. Total pulmonary ventilation rate will increase.
b. Alveolar ventilation will decrease.
c. Alveolar ventilation will be unchanged.

option A :Total pulmonary ventilation rate will increase

Explanation:

Breathing pattern in humans are of different types and most times it is termed a breathing pattern disorder. In this pattern, the rate of breathing and also it's depth is above what the body needs . It is often termed as over breathing.

Ventilation is simply said to be the frequency of the movement of gas in and out of the lungs. In pulmonary ventilation, there are different types of which includes aveolar, minute and death space ventilation.