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Reduced gas diffusion because of the destruction of alveoli is a medical condition known as?
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emphysema
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Does the exchange of carbon dioxide depend on the concentration of oxygen in the alveoli and the blood?
No. It depends on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the alveoli and the blood. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the capillaries of the alveoli is higher than the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air, so carbon dioxide in the capillaries of the alveoli diffuses out of the capillaries into the alveoli of the lungs and is exhaled.
How are red blood cells specialized to exchange gasses?
Gaseous excange takes place in the alveoli of the Lungs during respiration
Where in the human body is o2 and co2 exchanged?
Human gas-exchange occurs in the lungs. Once air enters the lungs, diffusion of O2 and CO2 occurs in the alveoli.
The walls of the alveoli are so thin that gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide can pass through them by a process called?
diffusion
Where does the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen take place?
In thin walled, vascularized bag-like structures called alveoli inside the lungs. In simpler words, alveoli are balloon like structures which have many capillaries (A type of blood vessel) and is the site of actual diffusion of the O2 and CO2.
Where in your body does diffusion take place?
diffusion takes place in the alveoli
What process allows gas exchange in the lungs?
Diffusion
Diffusion in the respiratory system?
Diffusion of O2 and CO2 occurs at the alveoli in the lungs.
How are alveoli atapted to maximise diffusion?
i dont know??????????
Why do alveoli die in emphysema?
Destruction of alveoli reduces the surface area for gas exchange
How is Alveoli well adapted to diffusion?
The alveoli have very thin walls, which allow for rapid diffusion into the surrounding capillaries. There are also many alevoli in the lung, and that increases the surface area dramatically, allowing for more diffusion to occur
What disease is referred to the destruction of the alveoli?
Emphysema.
How does carbon dioxide get out of your blood?
Diffusion in the capillaries of the alveoli in the lungs.
What is an illness of the lungs which causes the air sacs to expand and lose their elasticity?
this could be cause by a condition called fibrosis where the alveoli walls scar and thicken making a larger diffusion distance. also causing the walls to lose elasticity. this could be cause by a condition called fibrosis where the alveoli walls scar and thicken making a larger diffusion distance. also causing the walls to lose elasticity. this could be cause by a condition called fibrosis where the alveoli walls scar and thicken making a larger diffusion distance. also causing the walls to lose elasticity.
What type of condition is emphysema?
The name is emphysema , not emophysema . It causes destruction in the alveoli in our lungs .So the affected person can't breathe properly and hyperventilation occurs .
Is the movement of oxygen from the alveoli of the lungs into the bloodstream an example of diffusion?
The respiratory system is the first link in the process of oxygen delivery to the body's tissues. The transport of oxygen in the air you breathe to the alveoli in your lungs allows for the diffusion of oxygen into the blood stream.
How thin walls help the alveoli?
It allows for rapid diffusion of gasses.
