Gas Exchange

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Biology Mind Map on Gas Exchange, created by Shravani Chingre on 12/03/2018.
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Gas Exchange
  1. Name and identify the lungs, diaphragm, ribs, intercostal muscles, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli and associated capillaries
    1. Lungs
      1. each of the pair of organs situated within the ribcage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed.
      2. Diaphragm
        1. It expands when you inhale and contracts one exhales
        2. Ribs
          1. The rib cage has three important functions: protection, support and respiration. It encloses and protects the heart and lung
          2. Intercostal muscles
            1. intercostal muscles are several groups of muscles that run between the ribs, and help form and move the chest wall. The intercostal muscles are mainly involved in the mechanical aspect of breathing. These muscles help expand and shrink the size of the chest cavity to facilitate breathing.
            2. Larynx
              1. the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.
              2. Trachea
                1. a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
                2. Bronchi/Bronchiloes
                  1. The bronchioles or bronchioli are the passageways by which air passes through the nose or mouth to the alveoli (air sacs) of the lungs, in which branches no longer contain cartilage or glands in their submucosa. They are branches of the bronchi and are part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system.
                  2. Alveoli
                    1. ~1 cell thin to reduce the diffusion pathway.~Moist to allow gas exchange to happen more easily.~ The large surface area to increase gas exchange. ~A large number of capillaries.
                    2. Capillaries
                      1. The function of capillaries is to allow food and oxygen to diffuse to cells while wasting (carbon dioxide) is diffused from cells. Capillaries have thin walls - only one cell thick - that allow them to effectively perform their function. They have thin walls to reduce the diffusion pathway of nutrients.
                    3. List the features of gas exchange
                      1. surfaces in humans, limited to the large surface area, thin surface, good blood supply and good ventilation with air
                      2. State the differences in composition between inspired and expired air
                        1. Inspired air contains mostly the normal components of air which is nitrogen and oxygen. The body only needs oxygen.Expired air has mostly water vapour and carbon dioxide.
                        2. Use limewater as a test for carbon dioxide to investigate the differences in composition between inspired and expired air
                          1. The limewater turns milky by the presence of carbon dioxide. So when one exhales on limewater the limewater turns milky, conforming the preassence of carbon dioxide in expired air.
                          2. Investigate and describe the effects of physical activity on rate and depth of breathing
                            1. Physical activity causes your pulse rate to increase. Your breathing becomes faster and heavier.
                            2. Explain the effects of physical activity on rate and depth of breathing
                              1. The increased carbon dioxide concentration in the blood, causing an increased rate of breathing
                              2. Explain the role of goblet cells, mucus and ciliated cells
                                1. protecting the gas exchange system from pathogens and particles
                                2. State what tobacco smoking can cause
                                  1. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and coronary heart disease
                                  2. Describe the effects on the gas exchange system of tobacco smoke and its major toxic components, limited to carbon monoxide, nicotine and tar
                                    1. So tar and nicotine clog up your alveoli allowing less space or surface area for gas exchange to take place. This also slows down and makes it harder for gas exchange to happen.Carbon monoxide is deadly because haemoglobin prefers carbon monoxide more than oxygen. This means that gradually your blood will be filled with carbon monoxide instead of oxygen while your cells wont be getting the oxygen it needs. This means you will be deprived of oxygen and suffocate and die.
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