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What is the name and function of one Respiratory system?
the lungs. in the lungs there is are cool little things called bronchioles and in these bronchioles there are many hundreds of smaller things called alveoli.
What is one important structural characteristic in the lung?
the alveoli. without the billions of alveoli the lungs could not exchange CO2 for 02
Which animals have alveoli?
A snake has one lung. Humans can also live with only one lung. The one lung compensates for not having two.
Why is 300 million alveoli in one pair of lungs?
The large number of alveoli increases the surface area over which gas exchange can occur, allowing the blood to become oxygenated more quickly.
What is the difference of a smokers alveoli and a non smokers alveoli?
It's impossible to say. Smoking is one of MANY things which can affect the alveoli. The lungs of a smoker and a non-smoker are difficult to tell apart. On the other hand, a diseased lung looks very different to an undiseased one. If you are are shown a photo of a 'smoker's lung', it's most probably the diseased lung of a pig.
Can your lungs pop or explode?
yes, they can. This is one of the effects of smoking too much. Once the alveoli pops, they cannot be fixed.
What makes the lungs strong?
The alveoli and the breathing route: nose + mouth to--> trachea to--> bronchus to--> bronchi (not the same as bronchus, I don't know why) to--> bronchioli -->alveoli -->capillary and then return to deflate
What are alveoli?
Alveoli are small air sacs in the lungs, as small as a grain of sand. There are billions of these in the lungs, and the purpose of these alveoli are to supply de-oxygenated blood with a supply of oxygen through gas exchange. They are well-equipped to do this, as well. The first reason is because the cappillaries that the alveoli are supplying with oxygen are spread all over the outside of them, meaning there is more surface area to perform gaseous exchange on. The second reason is because the alveoli walls are only one cell thick, meaning the oxygen only has two cells to go through, the alveoli wall, and the capillary wall.
Where does the transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream take place?
The transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream takes place in the lungs. Oxygen is inhaled through the airways into the alveoli, tiny air sacs in the lungs where it diffuses across the alveolar membrane into the capillaries surrounding the alveoli, entering the bloodstream.
The tiny air sacs in the lungs that take oxygen from the air and put it into the blood?
These tiny air sacs are called alveoli. These alveoli are surrounded by capilaries tiny blood vessells. These capilaries have holes that are to small for blood cells to escape but are big enogh for oxygen molecules to pass in to the blood stream and attach to the haemoglobin in your blood.
How does the blood get oxygen?
by suking it
What are the micro and macro structures of the lungs?
The macro structures of the lungs are what you can see. They would be the lobes of the lungs, bronchi, large blood vessels, lymph nodes and bronchioles. The micro structures are one you can not see without a microscope. That would be the vey small bronchioles, capillaries and the alveoli.
