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Your lungs refine oxygen from the other gases in air because the gases diffuse through the cell walls in the alveoli in your lungs through osmosis (higher concentration of gases in the air than in the blood, so gases move from the higher concentration to the lower concentration) where they contact the red blood cells. The hemoglobin in the red blood cells binds to the oxygen and leaves all the other gases alone. It moves on from the lungs and delivers the oxygen to the rest of the body. It's the hemoglobin that does the work.
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In the fetus only a small amount of blood travels from the heart to the lungs and back Why is it not necessary to send all the blood to the lungs?
a fetus doesnt require much oxygen in the lungs as it isn't in the air and isn't being breathed in. a fetus aquires oxygen through other processes
Why while breathing how oxygen only is absorbed?
While breathing only oxygen is absorbed, because hemaglobin in red blood cells selectively absorbs oxygen and not other gases.
What are the organs organs called through which animals obtain oxygen from the air?
It depends. If it is a fish, they get oxygen from the water with gills. All other living beings in the kingdom Animilia get O2 with lungs, although certan amphibians, such as frogs, aquire lungs as they mature.
Does a cat have gills?
Lungs a similar in that they help to bring oxygen into the living things body. The difference is that gills are external and lungs are internal.
How do lions breathe?
They Have gills to breath dissolved oxygen underwater.
Why man takes only oxygen while a no of gases present in our environment?
we only inhale only oxygen becuse in our lungs only hole of oxygen molecule while other gases can not be in and exhale through mouth
How does the body take out the gases which we don't need?
The lungs allow our blood to absorb oxygen and expel carbon dioxide and other gases. When we exhale, those gases are pushed out of our body.
When you breathe in and inhale many gases present in the air including oxygen what happens to the gases that are not released by the body?
The air that you inhale is held in the lungs and the oxygen is absorbed into the blood through the alveoli-capillary interface. This means that there is an exchange of gases across two membranes - taking in oxygen into the capillary and attachment of oxygen to the carrier protein, while detachment of carbon dioxide from the carrier protein and expelling it into the lungs. Most of the other gases cannot be exchanged similarly, and are just held in the lungs until expulsion.
What happens to the other gases in the air when we breathe in- where do they go?
You inhale them but your lungs only absorb the oxygen- they are exhaled again when you breathe out.
What happens in the lungs air sacs sacs?
In the air sacs oxygen and other gases are stored and separated to be put into the blood stream.
What is the lungs functions?
The lungs function to oxygenate blood and rid it of gases. When we inhale, oxygen travels into our lungs, diffuses into our blood stream and is pumped throughout our body where it can feed our bodies cells. Gases and other wastes from our cells then diffuse back into our bloodstream and travel to the appropriate areas to be removed. The lungs being one of those areas then function to remove the gases (specifically carbon dioxide and excess oxygen) so they can be exhaled.
Do your lungs separate atmospheric gases?
NO. The lungs will mix deoxygenated blood with air that has been inhaled. However, other gases are in there as well which is why in a range of situations masks are required to be worn to filter some non oxygen properties
Which gases are in oxygen?
Oxygen is an element - it contains no other constituent gases.
What are the three main functions of the lungs?
to take in air and seperate the oxygen from the other gases. also to supply the oxygen to the blood and finely to exhale the carbon dioxide fron your body.
Why does the blood go to the lungs?
because the gas exchange takes place in the lungs, so the carbon-dioxide and the other gases fro our blood get exchanged with oxygen
How are oxygen and carbon dioxide and other waste gases exchanged in the lungs and body tissues?
Not sure but I think it might be cellular respiration! Hope this helped! :)
How oxygen carbon dioxide and other waste gases are exchanged in the lungs and body tissues.?
Not sure but I think it might be cellular respiration! Hope this helped! :)
