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Why is it necessary to calculate oxygen consumption on a per-gram-of-tissue basis?
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∙ 14y ago
Well, let's see . . .
Two patients visited my medical office yesterday. Both were suffering from respiratory distress,
and I immediately measured each one's oxygen consumption.
Coincidentally, both of them consumed oxygen at the same exact rate . . . one ounce of oxygen per minute.
Which one was more healthy, and which one was more sick ?
How can you decide ?
Here's a hint: I'm a veterinarian. The first patient was a turtle. The second one was an elephant.
Does the creature's size have any connection with its normal oxygen consumption ? How about a baby and an adult ?
How about a large man and a small woman ? How about a fat teen boy and a skinny teen boy ?
You can't tell anything about oxygen consumption without knowing something about who or what is consuming it.
The best way to get that information is to know how much body tissue the oxygen is supplying.
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∙ 14y ago
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A necessary ingredient for burning?
Oxygen is a necessary ingredient for burning.
What reactants is necessary for a combustion reaction?
Oxygen apex
The resting level of oxygen consumption is referred to as 1.0 MET?
True.
What basic cellular process is responsible for the oxygen consumption?
Cellular respiration.
How do you calculate the concentration of oxygen in sample water?
If you want less oxygen breathe it in from the water or get a fish to do it
May be used to calculate the amount of energy expended by the body?
Oxygen consumption
How do you calculate oxygen consumption?
Please indicate the precise situation of interest to you in your question and resubmit.
Does the oxygen consumption of a cell mirror the oxygen consumption of an animal?
yes
How does oxygen consumption change when adding succinate to mitochondria?
oxygen consumption increases
Oxygen consumption is related to exercise intensity in a generally fashion?
oxygen consumption is nearly linear with power output or running velocity
What are the 3 steps to deliver oxygen to the cells?
oxygenation, oxygen delivery,oxygen consumption
A necessary ingredient for burning?
Oxygen is a necessary ingredient for burning.
What is used to measure oxygen consumption?
a respirometer
What does VO2 refer to?
maximal oxygen consumption
What is oxygen consumption in cold temperatures?
AIDS
What is use to calculate the amount of energy expended by the body?
When a person is placed on a treadmill and connected, by special breathing tubes, to measuring equipment it is the rate-of-consumption of Oxygen that is being examined. The amount of caloric consumption is also reflected by the [measured] rate of CO2 production and exhalation.
What is used to calculate the amount of energy expended by the body?
When a person is placed on a treadmill and connected, by special breathing tubes, to measuring equipment it is the rate-of-consumption of Oxygen that is being examined. The amount of caloric consumption is also reflected by the [measured] rate of CO2 production and exhalation.
