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Today the average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is approx. 4oo vpm; some scientists consider that values over 300 ppm are high.

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What is the term to use for high carbon dioxide levels and low carbon dioxide levels?

Because you might not be able to breathe in the high or low carbon dioxide because it really depends if you are use to it or not but you maybe be able to take it for other reasons.


What are ways the body changes the way you breathe in effort to keep your levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide balanced?

The body can control breathing rate and depth to adjust oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. If oxygen levels are low, the body can increase breathing rate and depth to take in more oxygen. If carbon dioxide levels are high, the body can increase breathing rate to expel it. This is regulated by sensors in the brain that monitor oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood.


Is breathing regulated mainly by response to the level of carbon dioxide in the blood?

Yes, breathing is primarily regulated by the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. When carbon dioxide levels rise, the body signals the need to breathe more to expel excess carbon dioxide and take in fresh oxygen. Conversely, if carbon dioxide levels drop too low, breathing may decrease to retain carbon dioxide.


Is breathing controlled by changes in the chemistry of the blood?

In short, yes. The main control of respiration is actually the level of carbon dioxide in your blood. When carbon dioxide levels rise, a chemical reaction occurs that causes the acidity levels of your blood to rise. This is detected by chemorecepters that stimulate you to breathe. On the other hand, if you breathe too fast and carbon dioxide levels drop, your body will slow down it's breathing. There are several other processes that help regulate breathing, but carbon dioxide levels are by far the most important.


Does carbon dioxide has high or lower density than air?

Carbon dioxide has a higher density than air. This is why it can accumulate in low-lying areas and pose a risk of asphyxiation if not properly ventilated.

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What is the term to use for high carbon dioxide levels and low carbon dioxide levels?

Because you might not be able to breathe in the high or low carbon dioxide because it really depends if you are use to it or not but you maybe be able to take it for other reasons.


What is the suffix -capnia refers to?

The suffix -capnia refers to conditions related to carbon dioxide levels in the blood or tissues. It is commonly used in medical terms to indicate conditions such as hypercapnia (high carbon dioxide levels) or hypocapnia (low carbon dioxide levels).


What type of blood has low oxygen and high carbon dioxide?

Deoxygenated blood is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide.


Which kind of vein carries blood with high oxygen and low carbon dioxide?

The pulmonary veins are high in oxygen and low in carbon dioxide. All other veins are high in carbon dioxide and low in oxygen.


What can Blood gas levels diagnose?

Low oxygen and high carbon dioxide levels are often indicative of chronic bronchitis, but not always of emphysema


What are ways the body changes the way you breathe in effort to keep your levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide balanced?

The body can control breathing rate and depth to adjust oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. If oxygen levels are low, the body can increase breathing rate and depth to take in more oxygen. If carbon dioxide levels are high, the body can increase breathing rate to expel it. This is regulated by sensors in the brain that monitor oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood.


Where does the heart pump blood low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide?

The heart pumps blood low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide to the lungs, where blood releases carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen.


What is in blood that is being pumped from the heart to the lungs?

Carbon dioxide is at high levels and oxygen at low levels in blood that is being pumped from the heart to the lungs.


Does the blood coming from the heart have a high level or low level of carbon dioxide?

Low level of carbon- dioxide and more level of oxygen.


Is breathing regulated mainly by response to the level of carbon dioxide in the blood?

Yes, breathing is primarily regulated by the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. When carbon dioxide levels rise, the body signals the need to breathe more to expel excess carbon dioxide and take in fresh oxygen. Conversely, if carbon dioxide levels drop too low, breathing may decrease to retain carbon dioxide.


What symptoms are associated with low levels of carbon dioxide in your blood?

You will be hyperventilating or will be breathing fast.


What chamber pumps low oxygen high carbon dioxide blood out of the heart back to the lungs?

The right ventricle pumps blood low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide back to the lungs.