BIOL-Q 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Branchial Arch, Gill, Red Blood Cell

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Mechanisms of gas exchange in organisms (breathing: phases of gas exchange in humans, breathing: O2 gas diffuses across cells lining the lungs and into surrounding blood vessels. Co2 gas diffuses from blood into lungs. Exhale: co2 gas leaves body: transport of gases by the circulatory system. O2 in blood attaches to hemoglobin molecules in red blood cells. Oxygen-rich blood is carried from lungs to capillaries in body tissues. Co2 is transported from the tissues back to the lungs: exchange of gases with body cells. Body cells take up o2 from blood (needed for cellular respiration) Body cells release co2 (from cellular respiration) into the blood: animals exchange o2 and co2 across moist body surfaces, respiratory surface: Aquatic environment keeps respiratory surface moist: disadvantage: Concentration of dissolved o2 in water is much lower (only 3%) of than in an equivalent volume of air. Capillaries are so narrow that red blood cells pass through them single file.

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