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Gas Exchange - Coggle Diagram
Gas Exchange
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Hemoglobin
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protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the bod's tissue and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs
Different muscles are required for inspiration and expiration
because muscles only do work when they contract.
External Intercostals: more superficial layer that lifts the rib cage and increases thoracic volume allowing inspiration
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Hematosis
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diffusion of O2 from the alveoli to the capillaries and the passing of CO2 from the capillaries to the alveoli
Type II pneumocytes secrete a solution containing surfactant that creates a moist surface inside the alveoli to prevent the sides of the alveolus adhering to each other by reducing surface tension
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