Respiration And Breathing System Flashcards
Respiration
Release of energy from food
Aerobic respiration
Need oxygen to release energy from food
Equation for res.
Food + oxygen -> energy + carbon dioxide +water vapour
Carbon dioxide turns limewater
Milky
Cobalt chloride turns …… with the presence of water
Pink
Trachea/ windpipe
Carries air to lungs
Bronchus/ bronchioles -
Each bronchus carries air between the windpipe and the lung
The 2 bronchus divide many times to form bronchioles which carry air to/from air sacs or alveoli
Alveoli
Tiny air sacs within the lungs they are surrounded by tiny blood vessels called capillaries
Capillaries
Tiny blood vessels surrounding the aveolis
Diaphragm
Sheet of muscle that forms the base of the chest.
Diaphragm + intercoastal muscle cause air to
Move in/out of the lungs
Diffusion
When blood in the alveoli pass in different directions.
Effects of smoking
- clogs up hairs in nose allowing dust particles to get into the lungs.
- smoke irritates the nose + bronchioles
- Greater risk of cancer