The Lungs Flashcards
what separates the upper and lower part of the body
diaphagram
what are lungs protected by
the ribcage
where does the air you breathe in go through
tranchea
what does the tranchea split into
2 bronchi
what does the bronchi split into
smaller bronchioles
where do the bronchioles end
alveoli
what are alveoli surrounded by
network of blood capillaries
what do alveoli carry out
gas exchange
what sort of blood diffuses out of the alveolous
oxygenated blood diffuses out of the alveoli into the blood
what sort of blood diffuses into the alveolous
carbon dioxide diffuses out of of the blood to be breathed out
what happens when the blood reaches body cells
oxygen is released from the red blood cells(high concentration) into the body cells (low concentration)
what happens to the carbon dioxide in the body cells
diffuses out into the blood and carried back to the lungs