BIOL 2200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 42: Countercurrent Exchange, Gas Exchange, Air Sacs
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42. 5 gas exchange occurs across specialized respiratory surfaces. Gas exchange- uptake of molecular o2 from the environment and discharge of co2 into the environment. Partial pressure gradients in gas exchange: partial pressure pressure exerted by a particular gas in a mixture of gases. Respiratory media: air is a mixture of gases from which we extract co2 from, easier to extract o2 from air than water, adaptations evolved for aquatic animals to do gas exchange more efficiently. Tracheal system in insects: tracheal system network of air tubes that branch throughout the body. Lungs: localized, unlike tracheal systems, circulatory system needed to transport o2 to the rest of the body, mammalian respiratory system. Air enters through nostrils and is filtered by nose hairs. Lined with epithelium lining and mucus, which traps unwanted public. Oxygen diffuses from alveoli into surrounding capillaries. White blood cells engulf particles and protect from infection. How amphibians breathe: positive pressure breathing inflating lungs with forced airflow, inhalation.