BIO* - Biology BIO* M121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cellular Respiration, Gas Exchange, Trachea

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BIO* - Biology

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BIO* - Biology BIO* M121

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Swider

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Charlie Kent

Bio M121

Summer 2017

General Bio

● Overview

○ Ventilation and gas exchange are accomplished by the respiratory system

○ The circulatory system is responsible for moving gases and other materials around

the body

■ Gas exchange between the environment and cells is based on diffusion

■ O2 is high in the environment and low in tissues

■ CO2 is high in tissues and low in the environment

■ O2 thus tends to move from the environment into tissues and CO2 tends to

move from tissues into the environment

● Gas Exchange

○ Cells must obtain O2 and expel CO2 continuously to support ATP production by

mitochondria

■ O2 is required for cellular respiration

■ CO2 is produced by cellular respiration

○ In addition, these gases (along with wastes, nutrients, and other types of

molecules) must be transported throughout the body

○ Gas exchange facilitates these processes

● Gas Exchange: Four Steps

○ Ventilation

■ Air or water moves through a specialized gas-exchange organ, such as

lungs or gills

○ Gas exchange

■ Diffusion of O2 and CO2 between air or water and the blood at the

respiratory surface

○ Circulation

■ Dissolved gases are transported throughout the body (along with nutrients,

etc.)

○ Cellular respiration

■ Cells use O2 and produce CO2

■ In tissues where respiration leads to low O2 and high CO2 levels, gas

exchange occurs between blood and cells

● Gas exchange involves ventilation, circulation, and respiration

○ In animals, O2 and CO2 are exchanged across the surface of a lung, gill, skin, or

some other gas exchange organ

○ In many species these gases are then transported to and from cells – where gas

exchange again takes place – in a fluid tissue such as blood

● Gases in air

○ 76% N2, 21% O2, 3% other gases (CO2, Ar, etc.)

○ Fewer molecules are present at higher elevations

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Document Summary

Ventilation and gas exchange are accomplished by the respiratory system. The circulatory system is responsible for moving gases and other materials around the body. Gas exchange between the environment and cells is based on diffusion. O2 is high in the environment and low in tissues. Co2 is high in tissues and low in the environment. O2 thus tends to move from the environment into tissues and co2 tends to move from tissues into the environment. Cells must obtain o2 and expel co2 continuously to support atp production by mitochondria. In addition, these gases (along with wastes, nutrients, and other types of molecules) must be transported throughout the body. Air or water moves through a specialized gas-exchange organ, such as lungs or gills. Diffusion of o2 and co2 between air or water and the blood at the respiratory surface. Dissolved gases are transported throughout the body (along with nutrients, etc. )

Related Questions

True of False: Freshwater environments have a higher concentration of oxygen than saltwater environments.

QUESTION 2 If the difference in partial pressure of gas on either side of the barrier to diffusion is 0, which of these events will occur?

The area for gas exchange will increase to accommodate this similarity.

The constant for diffusion will decrease.

The rate of diffusion will be 0.

The distance thickness of the barrier to diffusion will also be 0.

QUESTION 3 On the x-axis of the oxygenâhemoglobin equilibrium curve is the partial pressure of oxygen in tissues. Which type of blood is most likely to be represented by the right-hand side of the axis? (Hint: the oxygen-hemoglobin equilibrium curve is figure 45.14 in your book on pg 913)

blood found in the left ventricle

blood found in the right atrium

blood found in the superior vena cava

blood found in the inferior vena cava

QUESTION 4 Which of these is an example of pulmonary circulation?

Blood is pumped from the right ventricle to the lungs.

Blood is pumped from the left ventricle to the aorta.

Blood is pumped from the aorta to the cardiac vein.

Blood is pumped from the inferior vena cava to the right atrium.

QUESTION 5 O2 will diffuse from blood to tissue faster in response to which of the following conditions?

an increase in the PO2 of the tissue

a decrease in the PO2 of the tissue

an increase in the thickness of the capillary wall

a decrease in the surface area of the capillary

QUESTION 6 Which of the following promotes oxygen release from hemoglobin?

a decrease in temperature

a decrease in carbon dioxide levels

a decrease in pH

a decrease in carbonic anhydrase

QUESTION 7 How does the medulla oblongata sense the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood?

A. Carbonic anhydrase produced by cells performing cellular respiration is exported and travels though the blood, and binds to a receptor on the medullary respiratory center, which causes a signal amplification resulting in a change in gene expression which results in the production of proteins that will cause the diaphragm to contract

B. CO2 produced by cells performing cellular respiration reacts with blood plasma for form an acid, which increases the pH of the blood, which causes the medullary respiratory center to contract the diaphragm

C. CO2 produced by cells performing cellular respiration reacts with blood plasma for form an acid, which decreases the pH of the blood, which causes the medullary respiratory center to contract the diaphragm

D. A and B

E. A and C

QUESTION 8 Which of the following parts of the lung are considered "dead space"? A. The alveoli B. The trachea C. The bronchi D. B and C E. All of the above

QUESTION 9 Which of the following blood vessels have the thinnest walls?

arteries

arterioles

capillaries

venules

veins

QUESTION 10 How does the interstitial fluid return to the bloodstream?

A. Interstitial fluid flows into the capillary where the osmotic pressure driving fluid into the bloodstream is greater than the blood pressure driving fluid out of the blood

B. Interstitial fluid flows into the capillary where the blood pressure driving fluid into the bloodstream is greater than the osmotic pressure driving fluid out of the blood

C. Interstitial fluid leaves the tissue via lymphatic ducts and travels through the lymphatic system, which returns the fluid to the veins. D. A and C

E. B and C

QUESTION 11 True or False: When an electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) shows a flat line (aka asystole), medical personnel will restart the heart using a defibrillator.

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1. Which of the following are considered blood vessels within the cardiovascular system? (Select all that apply.)

Veins

Arteries \

Epithelial tissue

Capillaries

Epidermis

2. The middle muscle layer found in the walls of the heart is the __________.

Myocardium

Epicardium

Endocardium

Aorta

3. Blood is transported throughout the body via ___________.

Veins
Arteries

Capillaries

All of the above

4. The right atrium receives blood from all parts of the body except the ______________.

Abdominal cavity

Lungs

Dorsal cavity

Cranium

5. Blood carries which of the following?

Oxygen and cellular waste

Oxygen, nutrients, hormones, enzymes, and cellular waste

Nutrients, hormones, enzymes

Oxygen, nutrients, enzymes

6. Vocal chords are found in the ____________.

Bronchus

Trachea

Larynx and Pharynx

Nasal cavity

7. The trachea is mostly lined by ________________.

Alveoli

Ciliated

mucous membrane

Lung capillaries
Vocal chords

8. Excess CO2 from the body is __________________.

Stored in the pancreas

Digested by cells

Excreted by the respiration process

Used to make ATP

9. CO2 from the body is released into the lungs via _________________.

Ciliated mucous membrane

Alveolar air

Nasal cavity

Bronchial tree

10. The principal function(s) of gas exchange is ____________________.

To supply cells with oxygen

To remove CO2 from the body

Both A and B

Neither of the above

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Asthma symptoms that are triggered by exposure to pollen, pet dander, mold, or dust mites is indicative of which of the following types of asthma:

Occupational asthma

Childhood asthma

Allergic asthma

Exercise-induced asthma