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12. EVOLUTION LINK What are the advantages of having millions of alveoli rather than a pair of simple, balloonlike lungs?
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- Distinguish between positive pressure breathing and negative pressure breathing in animals with lungs.arrow_forwardTest Your Understanding 7. According to Ficks law of diffusion, a gas will diffuse faster if the (a) surface is reduced (b) difference in pressure is decreased (c) difference in pressure is increased (d) pH is lowered (e) a and carrow_forwardThe respiratory system. provides body tissues with oxygen provides body tissues with oxygen and carbon dioxide establishes how many breaths are taken per minute provides the body with carbon dioxidearrow_forward
- During inhalation _______. a. the thoracic cavity expands b. the diaphragm relaxes c. atmospheric pressure declines d. the glottis is closedarrow_forwardTest Your Understanding 13. INTEREPT DATA Look at Figure 46-10b. How would strenuous muscle activity affect the oxygenhemoglobin dissociation curve? (Hint: How does muscular activity affect pH? See Chapter 40 if you need to review this concept.) Figure 46-10 Oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curvesarrow_forwardOxygen enters the blood in the lungs because relative to alveolar air: a. the CO2 concentration in the blood is high. b. the CO2 concentration in the blood is low. c. the O2 concentration in the blood is high. d. the O2 concentration in the blood is low. e. the process is independent of gas concentrations in the blood.arrow_forward
- 3. At birth, the number of alveoli represents; about how much of the total adult gas exchange units? A. 10 percent B. 20 percent C. 30 percent D. 40 percentarrow_forwardWhat is an advantage of water over air as a respiratory medium? What are two key advantages of air over water as a respiratory medium?arrow_forwardHelp Save & Exit Andrew has lived his whole life in San Diego, CA at sea level. One summer in college he gets a job as a field biologist in the Colorado Rockies (elevation 7500 ft. above sea level). The first week he is in Colorado he experiences altitude sickness from the change in atmosphere. Altitude sickness is characterized by fatigue and shortness of breath as a result of the thinner air which contains less oxygen. a. How does Andrew's fatigue and shortness of breath relate to the cellular respiration pathway? be. b. What would you expect to find if you test the level of lactic acid in Andrew's blood? Explain your answer. .9 C. A couple weeks later, Andrew is feeling better but he noticed that his appetite has increased. Explain why this might be.arrow_forward
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