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Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the blood capillaries during gas exchange in the lungs. Air enters the lungs through the nasal cavity and trachea, with oxygen-rich alveolar air reaching the alveoli. The blood in the surrounding capillaries is oxygen-poor and carbon dioxide-rich. Oxygen diffuses into the red blood cells where it binds to hemoglobin, while carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the alveoli. The oxygenated blood is then transported around the body where gas exchange occurs again, with oxygen diffusing into cells and carbon dioxide diffusing into the blood.
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Gas exchange occurs through the respiratory system where oxygen enters the body through the lungs and diffuses into blood capillaries, and carbon dioxide diffuses out of the capillaries into the lungs. In humans, air is brought into the lungs through the nasal cavity and travels through the trachea into bronchioles and alveoli, where gas exchange occurs by diffusion across the alveoli walls. Hemoglobin in red blood cells transports oxygen to tissues and transports carbon dioxide back to the lungs to be exhaled. Smoking damages the lungs by destroying protective cells and tissues, increasing risk of cancer and other respiratory diseases.
The respiratory system
The respiratory system allows us to breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. When we inhale, air enters through the nose and mouth into the trachea and bronchi, which divide into smaller bronchioles ending in alveoli where gas exchange occurs. Oxygen passes into the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood and passes back through the bronchioles and trachea when we exhale. Inhalation is driven by the diaphragm and ribs expanding the lungs, and exhalation occurs as they relax and the lungs contract.
Respiration in human beings
Respiration involves two processes - breathing, which is the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and cells, and cellular respiration, which breaks down food inside cells to release energy. In humans, respiration occurs through a respiratory system that filters and transports air through the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli and blood capillaries, facilitating gas exchange between inhaled air and blood. The diaphragm and intercostal muscles control breathing by expanding and contracting the lungs to inhale and exhale air.
Respiratory system
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Respiratory system
The respiratory system is composed of the nose, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs. It works by inhaling oxygen through the nose or mouth into the lungs, where it passes into alveoli and into the bloodstream. Meanwhile, carbon dioxide is released from the blood into the alveoli and exhaled out of the body. The respiratory system is important as it provides the oxygen needed for the body to function and removes carbon dioxide waste.
Human breathing mechanism
The document summarizes respiration in the human body. It describes how:
During inhalation, the internal intercostal muscles relax and external intercostal muscles contract, expanding the rib cage and increasing the thoracic cavity volume. The diaphragm also contracts, lowering pressure in the alveoli and causing air to move in. During exhalation, the actions reverse, decreasing thoracic cavity volume and raising alveolar pressure to push air out.
Oxygen diffuses into the blood in the alveoli due to higher partial pressure, while carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood into the alveoli due to lower partial pressure. Oxygen is transported through the blood bound to hemoglobin
Blood3
The document discusses the human circulatory system. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body via blood vessels in a process called circulation. The heart, located between the lungs, pumps blood through three main types of blood vessels - arteries, veins, and capillaries. The respiratory system, including the lungs and airways, provides oxygen to the blood and removes carbon dioxide through breathing movements of inhalation and exhalation.
Blood circulation.8
The circulatory system is responsible for circulating blood throughout the body using the heart and blood vessels. The heart pumps blood which carries oxygen and nutrients through arteries and returns deoxygenated blood to the heart through veins. Blood circulation is essential for transporting oxygen and waste between the lungs and body tissues.
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The respiratory system collects oxygen from the air which is mixed with nutrients to produce energy, and releases carbon dioxide. It works by taking air in through the nose and mouth, sending it through the pharynx and trachea which divides into bronchi, then bronchioles, and finally alveoli covered in capillaries where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the bloodstreams and air. This process ensures the body receives oxygen and removes carbon dioxide.
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Respiratory system
The document summarizes the key parts and functions of the human respiratory system including the nasal cavity, pharynx, epiglottis, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and diaphragm. It also describes gas exchange that occurs in the lungs where oxygen diffuses into blood cells and carbon dioxide diffuses out. The process of breathing is explained including how inhalation and exhalation are controlled by the diaphragm and intercostal muscles to expand and contract the chest cavity.
Respiration
Living organisms respire to gain energy from food to power essential functions like movement, growth, and reproduction. Respiration involves the breakdown of food molecules through oxidation, releasing energy that is captured in ATP. There are two types of respiration: aerobic respiration uses oxygen to fully break down glucose, producing much more energy, while anaerobic respiration occurs without oxygen, generating lactic acid and less energy. Respiration takes place in cells across living things to fuel their various energy-requiring processes.
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The circulatory system is responsible for circulating blood throughout the body inside blood vessels. The heart pumps blood from the lungs, where it receives oxygen, to all parts of the body through arteries. The blood then returns to the heart through veins, having delivered oxygen and picked up carbon dioxide from tissues. The respiratory system, made up of the nose, trachea, bronchial tubes and lungs, takes in oxygen through inhalation and releases carbon dioxide during exhalation.
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Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are opposing but complementary processes. Cellular respiration occurs in most living organisms and involves the breakdown of glucose and release of carbon dioxide and energy. Photosynthesis exclusively occurs in plants, algae and some bacteria and requires carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to produce glucose and oxygen. Both processes are essential for life - cellular respiration provides energy for organisms while photosynthesis produces the oxygen and glucose needed for respiration.
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The respiratory system brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide through a series of organs including the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli. Air enters the nose and mouth, and is transported through the respiratory tract to the alveoli where gas exchange occurs through diffusion. The diaphragm and rib muscles work together to inhale and exhale air during breathing.
Respiration And Gas Exchange
This document discusses cellular respiration and gas exchange in humans. It explains that aerobic respiration uses oxygen to break down glucose and release energy in the mitochondria, while anaerobic respiration can break down glucose without oxygen, but is less efficient. During exercise, muscles switch to anaerobic respiration when oxygen demands outpace supply. After exercise, breathing and heart rates remain elevated to transport oxygen for breaking down lactic acid buildup via aerobic respiration, paying back an "oxygen debt." Gas exchange occurs in the alveoli of the lungs, where oxygen diffuses into blood and carbon dioxide diffuses out through thin alveolar walls with a large surface area.
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The respiratory system can be divided into the upper and lower respiratory systems. The upper system includes the nose, pharynx and larynx, while the lower system includes the trachea, bronchi and lungs. Air enters through the nose, passes through the pharynx and larynx, then travels down the trachea and branches of bronchi to the lungs. In the lungs, bronchioles divide into terminal bronchioles and alveoli where gas exchange occurs by diffusion across the thin respiratory membrane. The process of breathing is controlled by respiratory centers in the brain and involves the coordinated contraction of muscles like the diaphragm.
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The human respiratory system allows for gas exchange between the external environment and tissues within the body. It consists of the respiratory tract and respiratory organs. The respiratory tract includes the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs. The lungs contain alveoli which facilitate the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and carbon dioxide out. Breathing is controlled by the respiratory centers in the medulla and involves inspiration through muscle contraction and expiration through relaxation. Disorders can disrupt gas exchange like asthma and emphysema.
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The document summarizes the human circulatory system. It explains that blood carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body via blood vessels in a process called circulation. The heart pumps blood through three main types of blood vessels - arteries, veins, and capillaries. The lungs take in oxygen which passes into the blood and is circulated by the heart to nourish the entire body.
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Transport of oxygen 2.2
- 1. The diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli into the blood capillaries •During inhalation, air is taken into the lungs through the nasal cavity, passing through the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and finally alveoli. •The air that reaches the alveoli is called alveolar air. It is rich in oxygen and poor in carbon dioxide. •The blood that reaches the capillaries surrounding the alveoli is poor in oxygen and rich in carbon dioxide.
- 2. •Gas exchange takes place in the lungs by diffusion. •Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the red blood cells in the capillaries. •At the same time, the red blood cells in the capillaries release carbon dioxide which diffuses into the alveoli.
- 4. •Red blood cells contain the oxygen – carrying pigment called hemoglobin. •Oxygen combines with hemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin. •The blood cells are transported around the body.
- 6. •Gas exchange also takes place between the capillaries and the body cells. •Capillaries have a higher concentration of oxygen than the body cells. •Body cells have a higher concentration of carbon dioxide than the capillaries. •Oxyhaemoglobin releases oxygen which diffuses into the body cells. •Carbon dioxide diffuses into the blood at the same time.