Respiration Flashcards

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1
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What is respiration

A

Controlled release of energy from food

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2
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What are the two types of respiration

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Aerobic - requires oxygen

Anaerobic- doesn’t require oxygen

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Release of energy

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1) breathing - air in carbon dioxide out

2) respiration energy released from food

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Aerobic respiration

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Glucose (from food) and oxygen (from air) in

Energy, carbon dioxide and water vapour out

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5
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Test for CO2

A

Limewater

Turns from clear to milky

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Air

A

Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Other gases

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Lungs

A
Pleura 
Bronchioles 
Trachea 
Bronchus 
Ribs 
Alveoli 
Diaphragm
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Pleura

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Keeps lung lubricated to aid movement

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Bronchioles

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Carries air to and from alveoli

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Trachea

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Carries air between windpipe and lungs

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Ribs

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Protects heart and lungs

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Alveoli

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Gas exchange

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Diaphragm

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It’s contacting and relaxing allows lungs to inflate and deflate

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Breathing

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1) diaphragm contracts pulling rib cage down
2) air is taken in nasal passage or mouth
3) diaphragm relaxes pushing rib cage up, air will escape

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Gas exchange- inhaling

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Oxygen removed from air in alveoli and passed to the bloodstream via capillaries

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Gas exchange - exhaling

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Carbon dioxide is exchanged from blood via capillaries into alveoli
Lungs will deflate pushing CO2 and water vapour out