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Homework question?
Well, I am sure you know we breath in oxygen and it enters the blood in the lungs. That oxygen is used in your cells to turn food into energy in a process called cellular respiration. When this process uses oxygen we call it aerobic respiration (meaning "with air") The part of the process that uses the oxygen is the Kreb's cycle. The process produces a waste gas that is eliminated in the lungs at the same time the oxygen enters. What you need to ask yourself is...what is the opposite of oxygen? A hint, plants do it the other way around, they breathe in ______ and the waste they produce is oxygen.
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What is a execretory system?
The Excretory System is the system of the body that gets rid of wastes. It includes the skin, the lungs, the liver, the kidneys, and the large intestine. The skin gets rid of sweat. The lungs get rid of carbon dioxide and water vapor. The liver gets rid of the breakdown of red blood cells in the form of bile. The kidneys get rid of toxins from the blood. The large intestine gets rid of feces.
What purpose do the different sections of the lungs serve?
the lungs take in oxygen from the air into the blood. it gets rid of the carbon dioxide.
What happens when blood meets the surface of the lungs?
the blood gets renewed..ithink OR it gets rid of the carbon dioxide and takes up the inhaled oxygen.
The blood receives this in lungs?
In the lungs, the blood receives O2 while getting rid of CO2
In the lungs the blood gets rid of the carbon dioxide and takes on a fresh supply of?
They switch Carbon Dioxide to carry Oxygen around the body.
What happens to the blood while it is in the lungs?
It gets rid of carbon dioxide, then it takes the oxygen and gives it to cells. Carbon dioxide is cell waste.
What organ gets oxygen into the blood?
The lungs are the organ that gets oxygen into the blood.
What happens after the blood reaches the lungs and the lungs get rid of the excess wastes?
you breathe out xx
How do lungs self clean?
Lungs generally don't clean themselves. If you are a smoker and have tar in your lungs, you will NEVER get rid of it, it will only get worse. But you clean your lungs by coughing. This gets rid of any foreign material. If you have blood in your lungs, the blood will be absorbed into your body again, but if will never be cleaned completely. Also, if you have swallowed something and it has gone to your lungs accidentally, you may go to a doctor will will give you anti-biotics so that the food wont spoil and you prevent an infection. Why what happened?
How are the lungs protected from bacterial infection?
Mucus protects the lungs and it constantly gets replaced to get rid of the bacteria
How the body gets rid of cell wastes?
it is exhaled throught the lungs
Where does blood get rid of carbon dioxide?
No. The red blood cells get oxygen at the lungs, not drop off carbon dioxide.
