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Factors that can hinder the body's ability to absorb oxygen include lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), high altitudes which reduce the concentration of oxygen in the air, and carbon monoxide poisoning which can displace oxygen in the blood. Additionally, anemia, which reduces the amount of hemoglobin available to carry oxygen, can also hinder oxygen absorption.
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What substance decreases the bodys ability to clot?
Aspirin is a common substance that decreases the body's ability to clot by inhibiting platelet function. Other substances like anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin, heparin) can also reduce clotting by interfering with the clotting process.
What is the bodys primary source of fuel?
The body's primary source of fuel is glucose, which is obtained from carbohydrates in the diet. Glucose is used by cells for energy production through a process called cellular respiration. Additionally, the body can also utilize fats and proteins for energy when glucose is not available.
How does salt help conduct nerve impulses?
It helps in the same way that salt dissolved in water improves the waters ability to conduct electricity to spare you a lecture im just going to put it simply. The salt in the water creates a sort of 'bridge' for the electricity to flow through a similar thing happens in our bodys because impulses are basically electrical and our body is mostly water.
Where do all of the bodys chemical reactions take place?
Most of the body's chemical reactions take place within cells, specifically within organelles such as the mitochondria, where cellular respiration occurs, and the cytoplasm, where various metabolic processes take place. Enzymes play a crucial role in catalyzing these chemical reactions and maintaining the body's overall homeostasis.
What happens as the body shifts to partial dependence on ketones for energy during prolonged fasting?
During prolonged fasting, the body shifts to partially relying on ketones for energy as glycogen stores become depleted. This process, known as ketosis, allows the body to break down stored fat into ketones for fuel. Ketones can cross the blood-brain barrier to provide energy for the brain, helping to preserve muscle mass and support overall energy levels during extended periods without food.
What gas does inhalers put into peoples bodys?
oxygen
What is the ability of heart lungs and blood vessels to utilize and send fuel and oxygen to the bodys tissues during long periods of moderate to vigorous activity called?
Cardio respitory endurance
What gas are in your bodys?
Methane Gas Oxygen Carbon Dixide Farts
Diabetes affects the bodys ability to do what?
glucose, Sugar
Why can't humans use nitrogen like oxygen?
its denser than oxygen and our bodys werent ment to use it
How does arthritis affect the human bodys ability to maintain homeostasis?
it will stop the joints from growing
Oxygen and nutrients pass from the blood to the bodys tissues through the thin walls of the?
Capillaries
What is 98.5 percent of bodys weight?
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorous, and calcium.
Name 2 things that blood carries to each body cell?
oxygen and nutrients
What is the lung pump of your body?
your heart, when you breath in oxygen is taken in the oxygen gives the heart the ability to send blood around the body
How does the bodys cells take up oxygen and unload carbon dioxide?
because it is a tactical procedure
Is physical fitness the bodys ability of your body systems to work together with the least effort is?
yes it its, i did my homework
