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The alveoli in the lungs facilitate gas exchange by allowing oxygen to enter the bloodstream and carbon dioxide to be expelled. Oxygen, once in the blood, binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells and is transported to tissues throughout the body. Cells then use this oxygen to metabolize glucose, a process that produces ATP for energy. Thus, while alveoli don't directly transport glucose, they are crucial for providing the oxygen needed for glucose metabolism in cells.
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The job of alveoli?
The tiny sacs within the lungs which allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and the bloodstream is called alveoli. It is needed by the body to supply oxygen.
What job is the lungs allow the blood to do?
Exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli of the lung, then transfer it to the heart
What makes the lungs strong?
The alveoli and the breathing route: nose + mouth to--> trachea to--> bronchus to--> bronchi (not the same as bronchus, I don't know why) to--> bronchioli -->alveoli -->capillary and then return to deflate
What is the another job of your lungs besides getting oxygen for your cells?
Regulating the Ph of your blood.
What organs benefit from the lungs job?
All organs are made up of living cells. All living cells need oxygen to survive. Therefore, all organs benefit from the work of the lungs.
What is a job of a blood cell?
The job of a blood cell is to pick up oxygen from the lungs and carrying oxygen to the other cells in the body.
What happens to your alveoli when you smoke?
Smoking affects the alveoli in the lungs because when the red blood cells absorb oxygen into the alveoli when the smoke is mixing with the clean oxygen it becomes unhealthy for your lungs and dangerous.
What is the function of a pulmonary arteriole?
a pulmonary artieriole is part of the respiratory system. inside the respiratory system is an organ called alveoli and the alveoli are covered in a network of capillary. the job of the pulmonary arteriole is to carry deoxygenated blood into the capillary network.
What is another duty of red blood cells?
Red blood cells really have only one job - transport gases through the blood. They carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues, and they carry carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs.
How are lungs adapted to their jobs?
Lungs are adapted to their job of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide through a large surface area with millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli, which allows for efficient gas exchange. The walls of the alveoli are thin and surrounded by a network of small blood vessels, enabling oxygen to diffuse into the blood and carbon dioxide to diffuse out. The lungs are elastic and can expand and contract to support breathing.
What organ does respiration occur in?
Virtually all oxygen using organisms have cellular respiration going on. C.R. is the breakdown of glucose using oxygen to release energy as ATP - so anything - plants, animals, single celled organisms - that take in oxygen and glucose are going to do CR. Organisms that can't tolerate oxygen or run out of oxygen (like your muscles during a strenuous workout) will do fermentation instead. Fermentation will get the job done but respiration releases much more energy per molecule of glucose.
What is the main job of the erythrocytes in the blood?
The erythrocytes, or red blood cells as they are more commonly known as, transport oxygen to the body's cells and extract the carbon dioxide and send it to the lungs to be excreted.
