What happens to blood when it is pumped into the thin-walled blood vessels of the lungs

Q: once oxygen enters the blood how does the majority (98.5%) of it travel? dissolved in the plasma as…

A: The circulatory system is also known as the cardiovascular system or the blood-vascular system. This…

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A: The pharynx is a muscular tube that links the mouth, nose, and larynx to the larynx and oesophagus.…

Q: __________ are the tiny air sacs where true respiration (gas exchange) can occur between them and…

A: Alveoli are tiny air sacs in the lungs responsible for gas exchange, where oxygen enters the…

Q: In the trachea, mucus secreted by _____cells traps foreign particles which are then swept away by…

A: The mucus in the respiratory system fills in as a pivotal guard component to safeguard the lungs and…

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Q: Why do fish suffocate when taken out of the water and placed in air, whereas mammals suffocate if…

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Q: The toxins in cigarette smoke damage the cells of the tissue capillaries and also cause arterioles…

A: The oxygen dissolved in the red blood cells reached the tissues of the body. Oxygen diffuses into…

Q: What determines whether O2 and CO2 undergo net diffusion into or out of capillaries? Explain.

A: Exchange of gases in lungs between alveolar air and blood of alveolar capillaries is called external…

Q: What is the division of the thoracic cavity housing the heart thymus gland and esophagus and trachea

A: The thoracic cavity can commonly be isolated into established compartments. Basically the pleural…

Q: When blood oxygen levels markedly decrease, what vascular response does the chemoreceptor reflex…

A: In adults, a reflex tachycardia happens when oxygen is reduced or the carbon dioxide indulge is…

Q: Relation between inflammation and pulmonary edema

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Q: The pulmonary trunk carries: low-oxygen blood from the lungs to the heart oxygenated blood from the…

A: The left and right lungs contain many air sacs or alveoli that are associated with many blood…

Q: Diffusion improves with vascularization; gas delivery to cells is promoted if the blood contains…

A: The pathways via which blood is transported to body tissues are known as blood vessels. Closed…

Q: What prevent the lungs and chest wall move inward during expiration

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Q: Which statement regarding carbon dioxide transport in the blood is true? HCO3-…

A: Carbon dioxide (CO2) transport in the blood refers to the process by which CO2 is transported from…

Q: The superficial layer of the pleura is calledthe pleura.

A: The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system that is located in the thorax. It…

Q: A person with long-term bronchitis has developed polycythemia as a result. What made this happen?…

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Q: What happens to the respiratory process in a man going up a hill?

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Q: Cardiovascular changes that occur during inspiration include decreased

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Q: If blood passing by a lung has less O2 than inside the lung itself, then the O2 will due to

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Q: Which of the following gases readily combines with the haemoglobin of the blood? Carbon monoxide…

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Q: Inspiratory neurons send impulses along the _____ nerves to the ______ (skeletal muscle) and ______…

A: Inspiratory neurons make up the dorsal respiratory group. They are located bilaterally in the…

Q: List the three ways in which carbon dioxide is transported in the red blood cells

A: Carbon dioxide is the product of cellular respiration. The amount of carbon dioxide that is produce…

Q: Which three factors control how much and how fast oxygen diffuses from the alveoli to the blood in…

A: Respiration is the process by which oxygen is taken inside the body and carbon dioxide is released…

Q: The capillaries around the alveoli comes from which blood vessel?

A: The alveoli are small balloon-like air sacs of the lungs. Nearly 700 million alveoli are present in…

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Q: Factors affecting respiration

A: Respiration is defined as the exchange of gasses from the lungs to the environment.…

Q: A small ridge of cartilage at the most inferior portion of the "windpipe" called the __________ now…

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Q: The matching of airflow to blood flow inany region of the lung is called

A: Air flows in and out of the lungs from the nose or mouth, through the trachea, and then into the…

Q: If not enough blood passes across the capallieries this leads to not enough CO2 and O2 being…

A: Our ability to breathe allows our body to absorb oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. The red blood…