gas exchange Flashcards
1
Q
3 requirements for gas exchange surface
A
moist thin large SA
2
Q
diffusion
A
movement of molecules from area of higher concentration-> area of lower
3
Q
human gas exchange system
A
nasal cavity (filter/moisten warm air), oral cavity (warm/moisten air, same as nasal), pharynx (connects oral/nasal to larynx), epiglottis (closes airway when swallow food, no entering trachea), larynx (produces sound by vibration), trachea (passage air to bronchi), bronchus (passage air to bronchioles), bronchioles (passage air to alveoli (gas exchange), diaphragm (increase/decrease vol of chest cavity when breathing)