Why do minute amounts of CO2 and CO impurities in a breathing mixture exert such profound physiologic effects?

Q: How Does Gas Exchange Occur in the Human Respiratory System?

A: The Respiratory System of the human body mainly transports air in and out of the lungs. It also…

Q: Why Exchange Gases and What Are the Requirements for Gas Exchange?

A: Gas can be defined as one of the four fundamental states of matter and the others being solid,…

Q: Ventilation changes during exercise. True or false?

A: Respiration is a biochemical process of oxidation of organic compounds in an orderly manner for the…

Q: Why is it important to distract a person when you are determining the normal rate of breathing?

A: The breathing process is the inhalation of oxygen and exhalation of carbon dioxide in humans. The…

Q: Why and under what conditions will air enter into and out of the lungs?

A: Lungs lie on each side of your breastbone and fill the inside of your chest cavity. It is one of the…

Q: A person in yoga class is encouraged to take long, slow, deep breaths. Would this person have…

A: Answer- Alveolar ventelation is the exchange of gases of both oxygen and carbon dioxide between…

Q: Why must the lung be able to return to its normal non-deflated shape? and describe the factors which…

A: The lung must be able to return to its normal non-deflated shape. Here we will discuss the reason…

Q: What generates the diffusion gradients for oxygen and carbon dioxide in the tissues?

A: Gas molecules move along the concentration gradient, that is from a region of higher concentration…

Q: What drives the movement of gases during breathing?

A: Human anatomy is the branch of science that deals with the study of the form and function of organs…

Q: Patients with severe uncontrolled type 1 diabetes mellitus produce large quantities of certain…

A: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic endocrine disorder that leads to an increase in the levels of…

Q: List and identify the functions of the chemoreceptors that contribute to the control of breathing.

A: Chemoreceptors are  sensory receptor that receives signals which are transmitted to the brain for…

Q: What distinguishes lung capacities, as a group, from lung volumes?

A: Air which is present in the lungs is measured as lung volumes and lung capacities.

Q: What is the difference between the body surface pressure (Pbs)* and the alveolar pressure (Palv)?

A: Body surface pressure (Pbs) is usually the pressure at the body surface that is usually 0 until the…

Q: What is Boyle’s Law and how does this drive Inspiration/Expiration? Do surfactants contain lipids,…

A: Boyle's Law is also referred to as Boyle–Mariotte law, and is an experimental gas law. This law…

Q: Why do vital capacity, alveolar ventilation, and the diffusion ofgases across the respiratory…

A: Alveoli an important part of the respiratory system. Each lung contains about 300 million alveoli…

Q: Why Do Ventilation–Perfusion Abnormalities Affect O2 More Than CO2?

A: Ventilation and perfusion are the two properties related to the exchange of oxygen and carbon…

Q: Describe the pathway by which a change in arterial H1 concentration independent of altered carbon…

A: Respiratory framework works alongside the cardiovascular framework for the transportation of the…

Q: What is the difference between respiration and breathing?

A: Respiraton: The breakdown of the C-C bonds of complex compounds through oxidation within the cells…

Q: Describe the airway of Emmett who is having an asthma attack. What would be the desired effect of…

A: Asthma is a condition in which the airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus.

Q: Some medical conditions can cause an abnormally low concentration of H+ ions in the blood. Explain…

A: A condition of the body wherein the blood becomes excessive alkaline, is known as Metabolic…

Q: What type of respiration takes place in human muscles during vigorous exercise and why?

A: Respiration is the biochemical process in which the cells of an organism obtain energy by combining…

Q: Chemical Factors that can affect respiratory rate and depth of breathing?

A: The exchange of oxygen from atmosphere with carbon dioxide produced in cell is known as respiration.…

Q: Explain how blood pH, CO2, and O2 levels affect ventilation.

A: Advent of Blood pH: [affect ventilation]        Increase in acid over-ride the body's acid-base…

Q: Explain how intrapleural and intrapulmonary pressures change during breathing.

A: The respiratory framework is a natural framework comprising of explicit organs and constructions…

Q: What is the primary mechanism for control over breathing in order to protect blood from oxygenation?…

A: BREATHING is the process in which the air moves into the lungs from outside the atmosphere. a…

Q: What are the balanced chemical equations of breathing?

A: Breathing is the movement of air in and out of lungs, that is the organs where gas exchange between…

Q: What properties of air make it possible for humans and other mammals to breathe by tidal…

A: Tidal volume is the amount of air that travels in and out of the lungs with the respiratory cycle.…

Q: How does an uncoupler of respiration work?

A: Aerobic respiration follows specific biochemical pathways (glycolysis, citric acid cycle, electron…

Q: List some factors that may stimulate ventilation during exercise?

A: Respiratory system works along with the cardiovascular system for the transportation of the oxygen…

Q: Under certain circumstances, the respiratory quotient (RQ value ) for an athlete exercising…

A: The ratio of the volume of produced carbon dioxide to the volume of consumed oxygen in respiration…

Q: How can the depth of breathing be measured accurately?

A: Breathing, also known as ventilation refers to the process of moving the air in and out of the lungs…

Q: With necessary figures, briefly explain the components of Human respiratory system.

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Q: Explain, using Le Châtelier’s principle, why inhalation of CO can cause weakening and eventual…

A: Hemoglobin is a tetrameric protein that transports blood in the body. The binding of oxygen to…

Q: Why do gym instructors or PE teachers instruct those exercising to breathe deeply?

A: During exercise like walking, running, swimming, cycling etc. proper breathing is very important to…

Q: What is the difference between external respiration and internal respiration?

A: Respiration is the process of breathing where oxygen is inhaled and carbon dioxide is exhaled. It is…

Q: During very heavy exercise, the steady-state third stage of breathing pattern may not be seen. Why?

A: Workout improves physical movement, and muscle cells breathe more than when the person is at rest.…

Q: What is the Effect of Breathing Depth and Frequency on Alveolar Ventilation?

A: We know that The flow of gas between the alveoli and the exterior setting is known as alveolar…

Q: What is the precise mechanism responsible for increased alveolar ventilation during exercise?

A: Respiration is the process through which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the…