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Do you breathe out as much oxygen as you breathe in?

Yes the same amount will leave you as you take in on average but when you breathe out there will be more CO2 and less oxygen as your body uses Oxygen for it's metabolic functioning and releases CO2 in it's place. So yes same amount out as in but in a different form.


How much do you breathe in and breathe out for oxygen?

the air is a mixture mainly of Nitrogen, around 80%, and a mixture of other gases including Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide (CO2). Only the oxygen is required for human breathing purposes, so you take in about 5 times the quantity of air as you need in order to get your oxygen supply. When the oxygen is used for 'internal combustion by the body's muscles, the by product is carbon dioxide which becomes part of the air you breath out. Plants don't actually breath but absorb CO2 in the process of photosynthesis, which requires light to operate, at which point the plant will release oxygen, but during the dark hours, it uses oxygen and puts out CO2.


Is oxygen is harmful for human?

Oxygen is necessary for human survival as we need it to breathe and for our cells to function. However, exposure to extremely high levels of oxygen can be harmful and cause oxygen toxicity. This is rare and usually only occurs in situations like medical treatment with high levels of supplemental oxygen.


What are the Procedures and rationale oxygen therapy?

The rationale for oxygen therapy rests in the fact that the human body requires oxygen to live. We practice oxygen therapy from the moment we are born.The air we breathe is funneled into our lungs where our body separates out the oxygen. Once separated from the 2 hydrogen atoms, oxygen reverts back to its gaseous state.This gas (O) then goes into the bloodstream where it is carried to every part of the body. The body uses this oxygen to fortify bodily functions like respiration and digestion as well as organs, muscles and tissues. Without this oxygen the body would die.Oxygen Therapy is effective because the air we breathe is only about 21% oxygen and medical science has shown that this is insufficient to properly maintain human life. When the available oxygen is at this level disease and death are inevitable unless an additional supply of oxygen is administered.This is the rationale for oxygen therapy.The procedures for procuring this additional oxygen vary. The choices are:1. Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers2. Ozone Oxygen Therapy3. Oxygen Cannisters4. H2O2 Oral Oxygen TherapyAll are viable methods of getting more oxygen into the human body.


Can humans breathe oxygen and hydrogen combine?

Humans cannot breathe a combination of pure oxygen and hydrogen. Oxygen is necessary for respiration, but hydrogen is highly flammable and not suitable for breathing. Mixing the two gases is dangerous and can create a potential explosion hazard.

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Function of a human lung?

The lungs extract oxygen from the atmosphere for body cells to use.


Does a body breathe through its skin?

yes it does, because not only do YOU need oxygen but the pores in your skin needs oxygen too!


Why it is harmful to breathe in it pure oxygen?

Breathing in pure oxygen can be harmful because it can lead to oxygen toxicity, which can damage the lungs and central nervous system. In some cases, it can also cause seizures and even death. The human body is adapted to breathe in a mixture of oxygen and other gases, so inhaling pure oxygen can disrupt the balance needed for normal bodily functions.


Do you breathe out as much oxygen as you breathe in?

Yes the same amount will leave you as you take in on average but when you breathe out there will be more CO2 and less oxygen as your body uses Oxygen for it's metabolic functioning and releases CO2 in it's place. So yes same amount out as in but in a different form.


Is all the oxygen you inhale used by your body?

No, not all the oxygen you inhale is used by your body. About 20% of the oxygen we breathe is used by the body for energy production through respiration, while the remaining 80% is exhaled back out into the atmosphere.


The air that you mostly breathe is oxygen carbon dioxide ozone or nitrogen?

The air that we breathe in 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases. We only need the oxygen though, so we breathe out the other gases with the carbon dioxide that our body produces during respiration. So to answer your question, it is nitrogen, but we breathe it in and then out- we don't use it. The only gas we use is oxygen to breathe.


Do amphibians breathe oxygen?

Yes the oxygen they breathe Is ALMOST dissolved in the water, so you can only breathe it with gills. Hop I answered your question. Thanks


I don't understand how CPR works we breathe in oxygen and we exhale CO2 so how come during CPR when we breathe into the person we are exhaling CO2 into there body insted of oxygen?

Atmospheric air has about 20.5% oxygen and our lungs only extract about 4.5% oxygen, so the air we exhale has about 16% oxygen, 4.5% CO2. The air we breathe into the victim then has 16% oxygen for their lungs to extract oxygen from.


Why need lungs in body?

to breath the air you breath in goes to your lungs and all of the organs need oxygen to survive


How much do you breathe in and breathe out for oxygen?

the air is a mixture mainly of Nitrogen, around 80%, and a mixture of other gases including Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide (CO2). Only the oxygen is required for human breathing purposes, so you take in about 5 times the quantity of air as you need in order to get your oxygen supply. When the oxygen is used for 'internal combustion by the body's muscles, the by product is carbon dioxide which becomes part of the air you breath out. Plants don't actually breath but absorb CO2 in the process of photosynthesis, which requires light to operate, at which point the plant will release oxygen, but during the dark hours, it uses oxygen and puts out CO2.


Is oxygen is harmful for human?

Oxygen is necessary for human survival as we need it to breathe and for our cells to function. However, exposure to extremely high levels of oxygen can be harmful and cause oxygen toxicity. This is rare and usually only occurs in situations like medical treatment with high levels of supplemental oxygen.


Is the air we breathe pure oxygen?

No. It is only about 21% oxygen. Air is about 78% nitrogen.