Gas Exchange Flashcards
1
Q
Why do we need oxygen?
A
For aerobic cell respiration, chemical bonds within a glucose molecule are sequentially broken to release energy. Much of the energy is stored as molecules of ATP
2
Q
Ventilation?
A
Continuously repeating filling our lungs with air and then breath that air out
3
Q
Gas exchange?
A
The movement (diffusion) of the gases
