Soc17-The Structure Of The Respiratory System Flashcards
Percentage of air you breathe in?
The air you breathe in is 20% oxygen and 0.4% carbon dioxide
Percentage of air you breathe out?
The percentage of air you breathe out is 16% oxygen and 4%carbon dioxide
What is vital capacity?
Vital capacity is the greatest amount of air that can be passed into and out of the lungs by the most forceful inspiration and expiration
What is tidal volume?
Tidal volume is the amount of air inspired and expired with each normal breath at rest or duringexercise
What is respiration?
The movement of air from outside the body into the cells within tissues.
What is the diaphragm?
The primary muscle used in the process of inspiration,or inhalation. A dome-shaped sheet of muscle that
separates the chest from the rest of the body cavity
What is the trachea?
The tube that takes air into the chest,also known as the windpipe.
What are bronchioles?
Smaller branches coming off the bronchi
What are bronchus?
Tube along which air passes from the trachea into the lungs
What are alveoli?
Tiny sacs at the end of the bronchioles,where gas exchange takes place
What is Haemoglobin?
A type of protein found in every red blood cell
What is gaseous exchange?
The delivery of oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the tissues
What is oxygen debt?
The amount of oxygen needed at the end of a physical need at the end of a physical activity to break down any lactic acid
What is anaerobic exercise?
Working at a high intensity level without oxygen for energy production.
What is VO2 max?
The volume of oxygen an athlete can consume while exercising at a maximum capacity
