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The gaps between the alveoli cells of the lungs, and the capillary cells of the surrounding bloodstream, are large enough only for oxygen molecules to pass through. Despite nitrogen making up a greater consistency of the air around us, its molecules are too large to be absorbed into the blood.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoAir does not get into the blood by any natural process of the body. There is a large area of capillaries the size of a tennis court that is in our lungs, and when we inhale, there is a process of difusion where our blood releases carbon dioxide and absorbs oxygen into our blood.
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∙ 10y agoRoughly 10ml or more air will cause the heart to lose its "prime" and pump air. Air cannot be pushed like blood, thus the system will stop flowing, and death occurs fairly quickly.
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∙ 12y agoOxygen is absorbed into the bloodstream from within the lungs.
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∙ 11y agopurify the blood
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What happens when you have a open wound and someone elses blood gets in?
you will most likey contract an illness possibly dies if it's not your blood type
What are all the blood colors?
In the human body, the color of blood is a blue. But when you get a cut or something like that, the blood immediately turns to red the second it gets mixed with air.
What organ gets oxygen into the blood?
The lungs are the organ that gets oxygen into the blood.
What happens when food gets to the intestine?
When the food is in the large intestine, the majority of the remaining water is absorbed into the blood stream. It then passes into the rectum and anal canal, where it is excreted through the anus.
What happens to the air that is inhaled?
Do you mean all the oxygen? if so, no. mouth to mouth would not work if the body used it all up.
What happens to the air surrounding air as warm air rises?
it gets warmer
What happens to the air surrounding the rising warm air?
it gets warmer
What happens to the surrounding air as warm air rises?
it gets warmer
What happens in a humans air sacks?
All that happens in the humans air sacks is that the air that u breathe gets stored up in there
What happens when air gains heat?
It gets hotter
What happens when cloudy air gets warmer?
it evaporates
What happens when warm air gets cool?
Condensation
What happens when a compressed air can gets hot?
tae
What is coagulation of blood?
coagulation of blood is what happens to blood when the body dies or once it gets to air. it clots coagulation is a process of combination of colloidal particles (size less than one micron) and destabilize from its normal form.
What happens to the air in the surrounding as warm air rises?
it gets warmer as it rises
What happens when a dead blood cell gets to the liver?
they die
What happens to blood in ventricle?
it gets pumped away from the heart
