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Biology (Exchange Surfaces and lungs) Flashcards

1
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Organisms need exhange surfaces to absorb?

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oxygen
glucose
minerals

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Organsim need o remove?

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C02 (animals)
02 (plants)
ammonia/urea

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Single-celled organisms can use.?

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simple diffusion to absorb and remove these gasses/oriducts bvecuase they have a large SA:V

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As the size of an organism increases the SA:V ..?

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decreases- the SA isnt large ebough to absorb/remove these products fast enough
need a larger SA- often combine with a transport system

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5
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Good exchange surfaces have..?

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  • large SA to allow more molecules to pass through (fold walls/membranes)
  • short diffusio patrhway
  • steep concentration gradient
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6
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Some exchnage surafces use…?

An exaple in the human body is..?

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active transport to transport molecules

liver- to control blood sugar levels

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Air travels into the nose> along the..?

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trachea> long the brochi and bronchioles>alveloi (air sacs) where exchange takes place

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Breathing in (Inspiration)

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ribcage moves up and out
diaphram contracts (flattens)
external interocastel msuicles contract
The volume in thoriac cavity increases
pressure decreases>when pressur ei lower than  atmospheric pressure air moves in
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Breathing out (expiration)

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ribcage moves down and in/diaphram relaxes (rises)/interbnal intercoastel musicles relax/volume in thoraic avity decreases/pressure increases/air is forced out of lungs when higher than atmospheric pressure

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02 passes from alveloi to

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tissues

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C02 passes from tissues t0

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alveloi

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12
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He large surafce area in lungs is due to..?

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even though alveloi are tiny thoudands of them make up a large surface area

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what allows the difrusion of gasses?

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permable barrier (plasma memberane surrounding cyrtoplas)

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How does the thin barrier reduce the diffusion pathway?

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The capillary wall is only once cellt hick
The alevolousb wall is only one cell thick
They are both made up flattened (squashed) endotherlial cells
Red blood cell is same size as capillary cell so red blood is squeezed part makeing ti close to the alveloi.travel theere quicker

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15
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How is the diffusion gradient maintained?

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THe concentration of C02 in th blood is kept lower than that in the alevloi so it dissues into the alveloi
The concentration o 02 is always kept lower ij t he blood so that it diffuses from the alveloi uinto the blood

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How does the blood travel from the heart>tissues via the lungs?

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Heart pumps blood from pulmonary artery>lungs>here, artery diviedes up into arterioles>carry blood to capillaries>red blood cells are squeezed past-forcingthem to give up blood to tissues

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17
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The breathing movements of the lungs ?

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ventilate them/replace used air with fresh air

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18
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Trachea brochi and brochioels have to be..?

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strong to stop collapsing whjen iside pressur is low (inspriation)
large enough to let air flow
flexible

19
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Cartilage in the trachea and bronchi is used for?

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strength (to prevent collapsing during inspiration)
C rings in trachea (not complete rings to provide some flexibility)-less regular in bronchi
oesphogus allowed to expand

20
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The smooth mucle?

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contracts which constrict the lumen>makes it narrower>limits flow of air to and from the alveloi
important to do this if there are harmful substances in the air
most obvious effect in brochioles
involuntary cause asthma atatcks

21
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Elastic fibres..?

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When smooth muscle contracts>constricts the artery
This deforms the elastic fibres in the loose tissue( inner surace of cartilage)
When smooth tissue relaxes, elastic fibres recoil helping to widen the artery

22
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Goblet cells and glandular tissue?

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These are jsut below the epithelium (thin inner lining)

secrete mucus>trap pathogens>reduce risk of infection

23
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Ciliated cells?

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They are hair-like projections from membrane which move in synchronisd motion to waft msucus up airwar>back of throat>swallowed>killed by acid in the stomach

24
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Tidal volume is

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volume of air breathed in or out per breath

25
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Inspiratory reserve volume

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the maximal amount of air forcibly inspred + tidal volume

26
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Expuraroty reserve volume

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the mximal amount fo air forcibly expired + tidal volume

27
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total lung capacity

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vital capcity + minute ventilation

28
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vital capacity

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The maximal experition after a maximal inspration

29
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minute ventilation

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volume of air brerathed in or out per minute

30
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Residual volume

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The amount of air left in lungs after a maximal expiration

31
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Roughyly breathing rate s?

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12 times/per minute

32
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If yoyu exercuide..?

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you breathe deepr and faster
gets more 02 into lungs
gets more C02 out of lungs

33
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spirometer is..

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chamber filled with oxygen hat rests on a tank of water

person breathes from a disposable mouthpiece connected to tube >chamber of oxygen

34
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What is recorded on the datalogger

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sprimoeter trace(breathing movements)

35
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Why do they use soda lime ina spirometer?

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If sonmeone breathes in and out levels of C02 increase dramitcally>dangerous
to react witht eh C02 to produce sodium carbonate
The total volume of gas in spirometer reduced
As volume of C02 breathed out=volume of 02 breathed in > the amount that gets removed by soda lime will equal amount used by person breathing in and out

36
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What happens when the person breathes in ?

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he chamber of oxygen sinks

37
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What happens when the person breathes out?

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chamber of oxygen floats up

38
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What precautions should the perosn take before doing sipormeter?

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Dont eat hevsy meal before] dont exerise just beofre

39
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To calculate oxygen uptake on spritmeter

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change in volume of chamber (highest peak and lowest peak-tidal volume) / chnage in time
To get from dm s-1 to dm min-1 (x60)

40
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If they are using rubber sheet and ballon model to demosntrate lungs if the rubber sheet is pulled down and ballons expand..?

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Inspiration (explain the process) related to apparutues i.e. volume increases in jar

41
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To show tidal olume wth model of ballons?

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regular up and down movemnets of the rubber sheet

42
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To show vital capacity with model of balloons?

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Pull rubber sheet as far DOWN as possible and then as far UP as possible

43
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On a spriometer trace the averafe trace is… but after exercise the average trace is.?

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steady decrease (slow)
same but higher peaks
44
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Precautions when using a spirometer?

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Sterilise mouthpiece

Check health

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