Chapter 7: Respiration in Humans Flashcards
1
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aerobic respiration
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- release of energy by breakdown of glucose in presence of oxygen, CO2 & water released as waste products
- release LARGE amounts of energy
glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water
2
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anaerobic respiration
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- release of energy from the breakdown of glucose in absence of O2
- releases small amounts of energy
glucose -> lactic acid
- energy released helps muscles keep contracting
- insufficient oxygen to meet vigorous muscle contraction- incur oxygen debt
3
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oxygen debt
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amt of oxygen required to remove lactic acid
4
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how to remove oxygen debt
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- continuation of fast heart rate
- continued and fast rate of transport lactic acid from muscles to liver
- oxygen from lungs to liver
- continuation of deeper & faster breathing
- continues & fast intake of oxygen by lungs
- sufficient oxygen required to remove lactic acid from blood
5
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gas exchange
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exchange of gases between an organism and the environment
6
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Nose
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7
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Trachea
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8
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Bronchi & Bronchioles
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9
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Alveoli (air sacs)
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10
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how r lungs adapted for efficient gas exchange
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- numerous alveol: large surface area
- wall of alveolus: only one cell thick -> short diffusion distance for gases & higher rate of diffusion
- thin film of moisture covering inner wall of alveolus: oxygen to dissolve in it
- walls of alveoli: richly supplied w blood capillaries , flow of blood maintains concentration gradient of gases
11
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how is O2 transported ard body
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high O2 concentration:
- oxygen binds w haemoglobin in RBC -> oxyhaemoglobin
- oxygenated blood transported from lungs to other parts of body
low O2 concentration:
- oxyhaemoglobin releases oxygen to spring cells
12
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inhalation
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13
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exhalation
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14
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effects of nicotine
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- increases heartbeat rate & blood pressure
- increases risk of blood clots -> increased risk of coronary heart disease
15
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effects of carbon monoxide
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- binds irreversibility with haemoglobin
- reduces ability to transport oxygen
