Respiration Flashcards
What is the word equation for respiration?
Glucose + Oxygen —> water + carbon dioxide + energy
How can carbon dioxide levels be detected?
1) Limewater, turns from colourless to milk white in prescience of carbon dioxide
2) hydrogen carbonate indicator (bicarbonate indicator) turns from-
red/orange to yellow in presence of carbon dioxide
red/orange to purple when carbon dioxide is removed
show how the bicarbonate indicators look.
(REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE) purple <— red/orange —> yellow (ADDING CARBON DIOXIDE)
What is respiration?
RESPIRATION IS NOT BREATHING
respiration- chemical reaction. Involves release of energy from food (occurs in all living cells)
where oxygen is taken into body + carbon dioxide is removed, oxygen is absorbed by blood and pumped by heart around body.
respiration involves…
addition of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide
what does the digestive system do?
Changes large insoluble food molecules into small soluble molecules that are able to be absorbed into the blood stream.
what does the circulatory system do?
carries the small soluble food molecules and oxygen to every cell in our body and takes away unwanted waste e.g carbon dioxide, via the blood
what does the respiratory system do?
oxygen is taken into our bodies via the lungs and carbon dioxide is removed. The oxygen is then absorbed into the blood, travels to the heart and is then pumped around the rest of the body.
Why do we need energy?
Cells use the energy for all their reactions and processes
What do cells use energy for?
Movement- muscle contraction
Making new chemicals
Growth and repair
Moving substances
Nervous impulses
Temperature regulation
What indicators can we use to detect carbon dioxide?
Limewater - turns colourless to milky white
Hydrogen carbonate indicator (bicarbonate indicator) - turns from red /orange to yellow in prescience. Red to purple in removal of co2.
How can we remember the colour changes in a bicarbonate indicator
MY RED LIP= more yellow, red is normal, less purple
What is ventilation?
Scientific name for breathing. Means to inhale and exhale
Name 3 things that happen when we inhale.
diaphragm contracts and flattens
intercostal muscles contract
Ribs move up and out
Volume in chest cavity increases
Name 3 things that happens when we exhale
Diaphragm relaxes and domes up
Intercostal muscles relax
Rib cage moves down and in
Volume of chest cavity is decreased
What is diffusion?
Gases diffuse between air and blood in the lungs.
What three main factors does diffusion of gases in the alveoli depend on?
Large surface area-larger surface area, the more gas that can be diffused
Short distance- walls of alveoli and blood capillaries are very thin and close together, means diffusion can happen quickly
Diffusion gradient- gases moves faster when bigger difference in concentrations
What is gas exchange?
Diffusion of oxygen from alveoli into blood and diffusion of co2 from blood to alveoli.
Name the important features of the gas exchange surface.
- Large surface area
- Very thin
- Moist lining
- Good blood supply
- Good ventilation
Describe the features of the lungs which make gas exchange efficient
Exchange surface has large surface area, provided by a large number of alveoli, the surface is only one cell thick and it is supplied with blood from a very dense capillary network.
Explain the difference between a small objects surface area to volume ratio compared with a large object.
Small object= large surface area compared to volume ratio
Large object= small surface area compared to volume ratio
What would surface area: volume be if the surface area was 6 and the volume was 1
6:1
What would surface area:volume be if the surface area was 24 and the volume was 8
24:8= 3:1
When does asthma develop?
When bronchial tubes become swollen/inflamed. Muscles around tubes contract to make tubes narrow or tubes are partly blocked by mucus. Narrowing of tubes cause wheezy breathing. Allergies to dust or chemicals can trigger this.
How do inhalers work?
By putting a fine spray of chemical around the air tubes inside the lungs - this makes the muscles relax and therefore breathing is easier.
What is in cigarettes?
Nicotine, Tar, Carbon Monoxide, Ammonia
What is nicotine and what does it do?
Colourless chemical, poisonous, addictive, affects heart, blood vessels and nervous system, increase risk of blood clots
What is tar and what does it do?
Sticky brown substance, causes bronchitis, emphysema and cancer. Stains teeth and fingers yellow, collects in lungs.
What is carbon monoxide and what does it do?
Odourless gas, binds to red blood cells better than oxygen
What is ammonia?
Strobing smelling, usually used as a cleaning fluid.