Respiration Flashcards
What does respiration produce energy for
Growth
Making new materials
Movement
In mammals + birds
What is aerobic respiration
Involves the oxygen and the breakdown of glucose
What are arteries
Carry blood away from the heart
Carry oxygenated blood
Have thick muscular walls
Carry blood at a high pressure
Veins
Carry blood to the heart Carry deoxygenated blood Have thin walls Carry blood at a low pressure Contains valves
What are capillaries
Found in muscles and lungs
Microscopic
The alveolus
This is where the oxygen is transferred into the blood
And Carbon dioxide moves out
What is respiration ?
The chemical process that takes place in cells
What is passive smoking
Breathing in smoke from other people’s cigarettes
Oxygen in the muscle capillary
Decreases
Glucose in the muscle capillary
Decreases
Carbon dioxide in the muscle capillary
Increases
Oxygen in the lung capillary
Increases
Glucose in the lung capillary
Stays the same
Carbon dioxide in the lung capillary
Increases
