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Q: What is the term that defines lack of oxygen to a part of the body?
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What part of the body carries oxygen?

The air carries oxygen to your body when it is inhaled into your lungs.The blood carries oxygen through you body to the vcells that use it as part of their metabolism.


What does blood deliver every part of the body?

It delivers oxygen to every part of the body.


What will happen if you cut the circulation of blood to the penis?

The same as if you cut circulation to any other part of your body. The lack of oxygen from the oxgenated blood would cause the cells and muscle (epithelial) tissue to die. This process whereby cells die due to a lack of oxygen is known as Necrosis.


Why do people suffering from anaemia get tired easily?

Iron is needed to produce haemoglobin, which is the part of the blood that carries oxygen throughout the body. A lack of haemoglobin means less oxygen available to be utilised by cells for energy


What bring oxygen to all part of the body?

it is the blood cells in your blood that contain and carry oxygen around the body


What is ishemia?

Ischamia is the lack of oxygen to a certain part of the body. For example in a heart attack, the heart muscle undergoes ischaemia because blood can't reach the heart muscle cells.


What will happen if oxygen is not transported by the blood t o the different part of the body?

Our body will die because our body need an oxygen if it is not dileverd in our body we will die.


What part of the body by humans is used to get oxygen?

lungs


What part of the body delivers oxygen to the cells?

Blood


Blood receive oxygen in the?

Blood gets oxygen in the cells. This is part of the body system.


How likely is it to get gangrene?

its not a virus you get it but the lack of blood going to a specific body part for example the foot if you dont get blood to there then no oxygen goes there so it turns black.AND SMELLS BAD!!!!i love tanner


Does the respiratory system bring oxygen to the brain?

Yes. It has to bring oxygen to every part of the body.