KH 3650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Respiratory Acidosis, Phosphocreatine, Cardiac Output

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Oxygen consumption (vo2) is the amount of oxygen taken up and utilized by the body per minute. The oxygen taken into the body at the level of the lungs is ultimately transported by the cardiovascular system to the systemic tissues and is used for the production of atp in the mitochondria of our cells. Because most of the energy in the body is produced aerobically, vo2 can be used to determine how much energy a subject is expending. Vo2 can be reported in absolute terms (l/min) or relative to body mass (ml/kg*min). At rest, nearly all of the body"s energy demands are being met by aerobic metabolic processes, which require oxygen. The mitochondria are the site of aerobic metabolism in the cells (aerobic metabolism will be covered in greater detail in labs later this quarter). Ultimately, oxygen is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain, forming water in the process.

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