Gas Exchange And Breathing Flashcards
What is Gas Exchange?
The process of taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide.
Where does Gas Exchange Occur?
The respiratory system.
When you inhale, do your muscles between the ribs contract or relax?
Contract.
When you inhale, are your ribs pulled in and down or up and out?
Pulled in and down.
When you inhale, does your diaphragm relax and move up or contract and flatten?
Contract and Flatten.
When you inhale, does the volume of your chest increase or decrease?
Increase.
When you inhale, does the pressure in your chest increase or decrease?
Decrease.
When you inhale, does air rush into your lungs or gets forced out the lungs?
The air rushes into your lungs.
When you exhale, do your muscles between the ribs contract or relax?
Relax.
When you exhale, are your ribs pulled in and down or up and out?
Up and Out.
When you exhale, does your diaphragm relax and move up or contract and flatten?
Relax and Move Up.
When you exhale, does the volume of your chest increase or decrease?
Decrease
When you exhale, does the pressure in your chest increase or decrease?
Increase
When you exhale, does air rush into your lungs or gets forced out the lungs?
The air gets forced out of the lungs.
