Final: Respiration 2 Flashcards
what respiratory strategies do animals larger than a few mm use (3)
- circulate the external medium through the body
- diffuse the gases across the body surface, accompanied by circulatory transport
- diffuse gases across a specialized respiratory surface, accompanies by circulatory transport
which organisms circulate external medium through their body for respiration? (3)
- sponges
- cnidarians
- insects
which organisms diffuse gases across their body surface, accompanied by circulatory transport (3)
- most aquatic invertebrates
- some amphibians
- bird eggs
what is the name of the respiration strategy that involves diffusion of gases across their body surface, accompanied by circulatory transport
- cutaneous respiration
what is required for cutaneous respiration (2)
- skin must be thin
- skin must be moist
which organisms diffuse gases across a specialized respiratory surface accompanied by circulatory transport
- vertebrates
what kinds of specialized respiratory surfaces are used for respiration (2)
- gills: evaginations
- lungs: invaginations
what is the requirement for specialized respiratory surfaces (2)
- thin
- moist
which organisms rely on diffusion through water/air (2)
- unicellular animals
- small, thin animals
which organisms rely on bulk flow of water (no circulatory system)
- sponges
- cnidarians
which organisms rely on bulk flow of air (no circulatory system)
- insects
which organisms rely on diffusion, accompanies by circulatory system for gas transport (2)
- leech
- earthworm
which organisms rely on ventilation and a circulatory system for gas transport
- vertebrates
how does ventilation of respiratory surfaces affect static boundary layers
- reduces the formation of static boundary layers
types of ventilation (3)
- nondirectional
- tidal
- unidirectional
ventilation types: nondirectional
- medium flows past respiratory surface in an unpredictable pattern
ventilation types: tidal
- medium moves in and out of the chamber
ventilation types: unidirectional
- medium enters the chamber at one point and exits at a another point
where do gases enter the blood
- at the respiratory surfaces
what is the efficiency of gas exchange affected by (3)
- contact time between medium/blood and the respiratory surface
- thickness of the respiratory membrane
- direction of flow
how can contact time impact the efficiency of gas exchange (2)
- contact time is too long: not enough new O2 will be delivered
- contact time is too short: not enough time to diffuse O2
how can thickness of respiratory membranes affect gas exchange (2)
- physical instability if too thin
- gases cannot diffuse if too thick
what accounts for the inability for blood to reach equilibrium with the medium in PO2 after it exits the respiratory surface (2)
- effect of thickness of the respiratory epithelium and mucus
- boundary layer effects
what will the PO2 be closer or further from the medium PO2 in a animal with efficient respiration
- it will be closer to reaching the medium PO2 (higher than a less efficient respiration system)
ventilation graph: non-directional ventilation and efficient gas exchange (2)
- medium PO2 remains constant at a high level
- blood PO2 approaches medium PO2, coming near to its value as it leaves the respiratory surface
ventilation graph: non-directional ventilation and non-efficient gas exchange (2)
- medium PO2 remains constant at a high level
- blood PO2 approaches medium PO2, but does not come near to its value as it leaves the respiratory surface