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How does oxygen enter the body and reach the cells for proper functioning?

Oxygen enters the body through the respiratory system, specifically through the process of breathing. When we inhale, oxygen is taken in through the nose or mouth, travels down the windpipe, and enters the lungs. In the lungs, oxygen is absorbed into the bloodstream through tiny blood vessels called capillaries. The oxygen-rich blood is then pumped by the heart to all the cells in the body, where it is used for energy production and proper functioning.


Ho does oxygen reach the cells of the body?

When you inhale in the lungs the air goes into little sacks called alveoli. In the alveoli gaseous exchange occurs this is when the carbon dioxide from the capillaries is exchanged for the oxygen you inhaled. When in the capillaries the red blood cells absorbs the oxygen and transports it around the body until all the oxygen is absorbed by the body it is then brought backed to the lungs where gaseous exchange occurs again.


What gases are inhaled air then exhaled air?

The lungs exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen. e.g. Expiration removes CO2; Inspiration brings O2. The lungs also expel nitrogen and other trace gases found in the air (such as argon). Some oxygen is also included as not all the oxygen you inhale is used by the body.


Where is oxygen used in the body?

Oxygen is used in every cell of the body. It is a reactant in respiration, which gives us the energy to sustain life. Food + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water. This results in the release of energy.


What is sent out of the body every time you exhale?

When you exhale, you actually release oxygen, nitrogen and other gasses. But most of all you release more carbon dioxide. People often think that the lungs must be full of carbon dioxide but they are not. The percentage of gas in the lungs that is highest is nitrogen. It isn't used by your body but is important in keeping your lungs inflated. But all-in-all, you exhale more carbon dioxide than you inhale.

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Where does the oxygen your body needs come from?

The oxygen your body needs comes from the air you breathe. When you inhale, your lungs take in oxygen from the air, and this oxygen is carried to all the cells in your body through your bloodstream to be used in various metabolic processes.


Why do cats inhale oxygen?

Why do we all inhale oxygen.. every single animal in the world needs oxygen. Fish too


Do arctic wolves inhale and exhale oxygen?

Like all animals, they inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.


Why you inhale oxygen rather than nitrogen?

One cannot help but inhale a certain amount of nitrogen with every breath, due to its high concentration in the air. However, nitrogen is not used as extensively by the body as oxygen, and thus most of what is inhaled is then exhaled back into the atmosphere. Oxygen is used all the time in cellular respiration, while nitrogen is less commonly needed.


Do parrots inhale oxygen?

Yes, all animals inhale oxygen. Parrots breathe through their nostrils as opposed to their mouths.


What do all living creatures inhale during respiration?

They inhale air. What they extract from the air is oxygen.


Which is the non metal which all living beings inhale?

It is oxygen


What do all living things inhale during resipiration?

The vast majority of living organisms, and almost all multicellular organisms inhale oxygen duringrespiration.The di-atomic gas oxygen [O2].air


What are the two gases which are present during inhaling and exhaling air?

Oxygen is the gas that we inhale during breathing, while carbon dioxide is the gas that we exhale. Oxygen is used by the body for cellular respiration, and the waste product carbon dioxide is eliminated through exhalation.


How oxygen distributed throughout the body?

Oxygen is transported throughout the body by red blood cells in the circulatory system. When we inhale, oxygen is absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs and binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells. These oxygen-loaded red blood cells are then carried by the circulatory system to all tissues and organs in the body, where the oxygen is released to support cellular respiration.


What happens to the Oxygen that is inhaled?

When you inhale, oxygen is absorbed by the lungs and transferred to the bloodstream through the alveoli. From there, it is carried by red blood cells to all the cells in the body where it is used in the process of cellular respiration to produce energy. Carbon dioxide, a waste product of this process, is then transported back to the lungs and exhaled.


How does oxygen enter the body and reach the cells for proper functioning?

Oxygen enters the body through the respiratory system, specifically through the process of breathing. When we inhale, oxygen is taken in through the nose or mouth, travels down the windpipe, and enters the lungs. In the lungs, oxygen is absorbed into the bloodstream through tiny blood vessels called capillaries. The oxygen-rich blood is then pumped by the heart to all the cells in the body, where it is used for energy production and proper functioning.