Respiration And Breathing System Flashcards

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1
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Respiration

A

Release of energy from food

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2
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Aerobic respiration

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Need oxygen to release energy from food

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3
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Equation for res.

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Food + oxygen -> energy + carbon dioxide +water vapour

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4
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Carbon dioxide turns limewater

A

Milky

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5
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Cobalt chloride turns …… with the presence of water

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Pink

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Trachea/ windpipe

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Carries air to lungs

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Bronchus/ bronchioles -

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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

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Alveoli

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Tiny air sacs within the lungs they are surrounded by tiny blood vessels called capillaries

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Capillaries

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Tiny blood vessels surrounding the aveolis

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Diaphragm

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Sheet of muscle that forms the base of the chest.

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Diaphragm + intercoastal muscle cause air to

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Move in/out of the lungs

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12
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Diffusion

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When blood in the alveoli pass in different directions.

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13
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Effects of smoking

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  • clogs up hairs in nose allowing dust particles to get into the lungs.
  • smoke irritates the nose + bronchioles
  • Greater risk of cancer
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