BIOM 3200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Alveolar Cells, Bronchiole, Intrapleural Pressure

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2) gas exchange, which occurs b/w (between) air and the b/d (blood) in the lungs and b/w b/d and other tissues of the body. 3) oxygen utilization by the tissues in the energy-liberating reactions of cell respiration. Ventilation + gas exchange b/w air and b/d = external respiration. O2 utilization + gas exchange b/w b/d and other tissues = internal respiration. Ventilation moves o2 in and out of the lungs. Air will defuse from air to b/d b/c (because) o2 concentration from the air is higher in the lungs then in the b/d. Gas exchange b/w air and b/d occur by diffusion through the lung tissue. Diffusion occurs rapidly due to the large surface area of the lungs and the short diffusion distance b/w b/d and air. Co2 moves from the b/d to the lungs moving down the concentration gradient.

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