Respiration And Breathing Flashcards

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Respiration

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The process that releases energy from food.

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Equation for respiration

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Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy

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Aerobic Respiration

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Needs oxygen to release energy from food.

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Anaerobic Respiration

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Does not need oxygen to release energy from food.

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How does oxygen get to our cells?

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Oxygen is carried by haemoglobin in the red blood cells to all other cells of the body.

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Nose

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We inhale through are nose.
Hair and Mucus trap dirt and bacteria.
Air is warmed.

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Trachea

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Carries air to and from the lungs.

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Bronchus and Bronchioles

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Each bronchus carries air between the trachea and a lung. Bronchioles carry air to and from the air sacs or alveoli.

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Alveolus

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Oxygen passes from the air in the alveolus into the blood vessels. Carbon Dioxide and water pass from blood vessels into alveolus.

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Diaphragm

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A sheet of muscle that, forms the base of the chest.

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