1.2 Flashcards
carbon dioxide
koolstofdioxide-
gas, plants use it for photosynthesis, waste product of respiration.
capillairies
haarvaten-
the smallest blood vessel in the body. Only one cell layer thick. Nutrients and oxygen are able to leave the bloodstream very easily.
combustion
verbranding (met vuur)-
burning a substance with oxygen, flames are visible in a combustion reaction.
exhaled
uitademen-
to send air out of your lungs
gas exchange
gaswisseling-
oxygen leaves the lungs and enters the bloodstream, carbon dioxide leaves the bloodstream and enters the lung and vice versa.
inhaled
inademen-
to breathe air into your lungs
lung capillaries
long haarvaten-
capillaries of the lungs gas exchange with the lungs happens here
mitochondrion
mitochondrien-
organelle of cells . release energy to keep the cell alive.
nitrogen
stikstof-
a chemical element that is a gas with no colour or taste, forms about 78% of the earth’s atmosphere.
respiration
verbranding van glucose in cellen-
releasing energy inside the mitochondria by burning glucose. Oxygen is needed.
water vapour
waterdamp-
water in the form of a gas resulting from heathing water or ice.