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How do damaged air sacs reduce the amount of oxygen in the blood?
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You have over billion air sacs in your lungs. Together they form about 100 square meter or 1100 square feet surface area. Through these large number of alveoli, you have transfer of oxygen and carbon bi oxide. When you have the air sacs damaged, that is compensated by increase in rate and depth of respiration. When the damage is more than, what can be compensated, you get respiratory failure. In this you get the oxygen, less than what is required by your body. This can be seen as central cyanosis.
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A pollutant that can reduce the amount of oxygen carried by blood is?
Yes, anemia refers to a low number of erythrocytes in the blood, and therefore less oxygen can be transported at a given time.
Does carbon monoxide reduce the amount of oxygen the blood cells carry?
It binds with them the same way oxygen should, but it won't let go. That means that oxygen is no longer capable of binding with the blood cells. That means that although one breathes oxygen, one does not get the oxygen through the body.
What drug has its basic purpose to reduce the work of breathing increase oxygen content of the blood reduce the work of the heart?
oxygen
Which chemical reduces oxygen in the blood causing a difference between the amount of oxygen the cells need and the amount of oxygen the blood can supply?
carbon monoxide.
Which chemical reduces oxygen in the blood causing a difference between the amount of oxygen the cells need and the amount of oxygen the blood cell can supply?
carbon monoxide.
Why is a person who heart valves are damaged by disease unable to take part in active sport?
When your heart vessels are damaged they prevent the amount of blood being pumped around the body to be sent to the muscles etc. during active sports Your body needs blood(oxygen) during active sport and if you cannot receive it due to a damaged heart valve you will lack vital oxygen for your muscles during sport
How does smoking reduce the amount of oxygen in your body?
The inhaled smoke takes up space in the lungs which should filled with air. This in turn reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood stream because of space now filled by poisonous gases taken from the smoke.
How do damaged red blood cells affect the animal?
there is an inability for Oxygen to properly bond to the Hemoglobin molecules in the damaged cell
How does smoking effect running?
Smoking can weaken the lungs and reduce breathing capacity. Also smoking can reduce oxygen level of blood thus blood can not carry enough oxygen to the necessary organ.
Why is it important for your heart to separate oxygen rich blood from oxygen poor blood?
If the oxygen-rich blood and the oxygen poor blood mix the amount of oxygen becomes diluted. The cells and tissues need more oxygen than they will get.
Why is it important for your heart to keep oxygen rich blood separate from oxygen-poor blood?
If the oxygen-rich blood and the oxygen poor blood mix the amount of oxygen becomes diluted. The cells and tissues need more oxygen than they will get.
Why is it important for your heart to keep oxygen-rich blood separate from oxygen poor blood?
If the oxygen-rich blood and the oxygen poor blood mix the amount of oxygen becomes diluted. The cells and tissues need more oxygen than they will get.
