TABLE II.

Volumes, Beta Coefficients and Species-Pressures at Sea-Level for Exchange Compartments

		β (μmols/ml/daPa)1			Pressure (daPa)2
	Volume	O2	CO2	N2	O2	CO2	N2	H2O
ATM*	∞	1.20	1.20	1.20	2120	4	7946	67
NP	∞	1.13	1.13	1.13	1547	387	7573	627
ME	FP1*	1.13	1.13	1.13	400	667	8442	627
Blood	CP1**	1.28×10−3	3.36×10−2	6.02×10−4	400	667	7639	627
Perilymph	0.16 ml	1.28×10−3	3.36×10−2	6.02×10−4	400	667	7639	627

¹Beta coefficients for Atmosphere given for room temperature, coefficients for other compartments given for body temperature. (http://faculty.etsu.edu/currie/gasexchange.htm)

²Literature Consensus Human ME at Sea Level Pressure, MEEPG=0, and fully saturated with H2O at body temperature(Felding et al., 1987; Hergils et al., 1988; Hergils et al., 1990; Hergils et al., 1997; Sade et al., 1993)

^*FP1 – imputed free parameter

^**CP1 – Calculated from imputed free parameters: V^rB= F^B/MEMV^MEM