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What happens if the surface area of the respiratory membrane decrease in gas exchange?
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A decrease in the surface area of the respiratory membrane will result in a decrease in gas exchange.
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What happens at the respiratory membrane?
gas exchange
Why do we called lungs as the main organ in respiratory system?
Because that is where the primary gas exchange happens.
What happens to each layer of your respiratory system as you breathe?
To give you a very basic answer: gas exchange
What happens if the respiratory surface dries out?
The respiratory surface needs moisture for maximum efficiency. Oxygen from the air dissolves in the water on the surface momentarily and this allows the oxygen more time to cross the alveoli membrane. If the surface dries out, gas exchange will happen at a very reduced rate since fast-moving gaseous oxygen molecules do not efficiently cross the alveoli membrane. The reduced gas exchange is mostly likely not enough to support blood oxygenation for vital functions.
What happens to the thickness of the respiratory membrane in a patient with pulmonary edema?
B. thickness increases since mucus is produced and covers the membranePulmonary edema is is an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities of the body.It would be safe to assume that the respiratory membrane of the patient is filling up with fluid (as in pneumonia) and the membrane will increase (as in pneumonia)
What is pleurisy in animals?
Pleurisy in animals happens in the respiratory system. Pleurisy is the formation of a very thick layer of membrane over the lungs. Both humans and animals can get pleurisy.
What happens when sound hits a thin membrane?
What happens when sound hits a thin membrane is that it vibrates the tympanic membrane. The tympanic membrane is also known as the eardrum.
Where in the respiratory system are oxygen and carbon dioxide exchanged?
Blood releases carbon dioxide and acquires oxygen, in the lungs. The opposite exchange takes place throughout the body on a cellular level, as each cell consumes oxygen from the blood and releases carbon dioxide into the blood.
In what way is gas exchange in insects different from that of mammals?
its not the same. reo done a turtel head...LOL!!
What happens to air as it passes the respiratory system?
In the lower respiratory system, air that has been filtered of pathogens and warmed in the upper respiratory tract is transported to the lungs. There, oxygen will be pulled from the inhaled air and deposited into the bloodstream, while carbon dioxide pulled from the bloodstream is released back into the lungs to be expelled from the body upon exhaling. This exchange of gases is the primary function of the respiratory system.
What happens when you decrease the velocity of a car?
as you decrease the velocity of a car, you decrease the kinetic energy.
What happens to an oxygen gas when it reaches an alveolus?
It defuses throught the respiratory membrane and binds to hemoglobin (in humans) following a hemoglobin type-specific binding affinity curve (depending on the Po2 of the local atmosphere.)
