Gas Exchange in Humans Flashcards
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Describe the human gas exchange system’s strucuture.
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2
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How do we breath in? What’s the key term for breathing in?
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3
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How do we breath out? What’s the key term for breathing out? What’s special about breathing out?
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4
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Explain gas exchange in the alveoli? What are the names of the alveoli thin cells? And capillary thin cells?
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5
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Describe the movement of oxygen to get to the blood.
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6
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How are the alveoli adapted for gas exchange?
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7
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Key Words and phrases:
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Short diffusion pathway
millions of tiny air sacs
dense network
steep concentration gradient
down pressure gradient
thoratic cavity
volume
