Gas Exchange In The Lungs - biology Flashcards

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1
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What does the nose have ?

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Cilia to filter dust and dirt it also moistunes and makes the air warm

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2
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What is the structure of the respirera system ?

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Nose
Mouth

Throats
Voicebox
Trachea
Bronchioles
Air sacs - alveoli
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3
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What is the trachea ?

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It is the wind pipe it has C shape cartilages and cilia

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What does the airs sacs have ?

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A large surface area with gas exchange they also have a thin wall and a good blood supply

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5
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What is the rib cage made out of ?

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Bone and muscle

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6
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What is inhaling

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Inhaling is to get oxygen into your body

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What is exhaling

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To remove the carbon dioxide from your body

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What is respiration ?

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It is the process that happens inside cells when glucose is broken down using oxygen into carbon dioxide , water and energy

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9
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How much carbon dioxide is in inhaled air

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0.04 percent

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10
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What is the word equation of respiration ?

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Glucose + oxygen =>carbon dioxide + water

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11
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How much oxygen is there in inhaled air ?

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20.96

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12
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How much nitrogen is there in inhaled air ?

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79 percent

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13
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How much oxygen is in exhaled air

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16 percent

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14
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How much nitrogen is in exhaled air ?

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79 percent

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15
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How much carbon dioxide is in exhaled air ?

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4 percent

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16
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What happens to the rib cage when you inhale

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It goes up and out

17
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What happens to the rib cage when you exhale ?

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It goes down and in

18
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What happens to the diaphragm when you inhale

A

It flattens

19
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What happens to the diaphragm when you exhale

A

It goes dome shaped

20
Q

What happens to the volume of the lungs when you inhale ?

A

Increases

21
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What happens to the volume of the lungs when you exhale

A

Decreases

22
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What happens to the pressure inside the lungs when you inhale

A

Decreases

23
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What happens to the pressure inside the lungs when you exhale

A

Increases

24
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What can lung volume depend on ?

A

Excersize , smoking and asthma