This is very important as this allows osmosis occurs in our bodies. Plasma is forced out of the capillaries under high hydrostatic pressure to form tissue fluid. Some of the tissue fluid is return in capillary ends and some is returned to the blood by the lymphatic system. Plasma carries glucose, ions, waste product, respiratory gases and hormones around the body. Small molecules such as oxygen and carbon dioxide can diffuse in and out of the cells through the phospholipid bilayer; ions and glucose molecules enter and leave the cell via the channel proteins.
INTRODUCTION Respiration is the sequence that results in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and the bodys cells. Nerve impulses stimulate the breathing process which moves air through a series of passages in and out of the lungs. Then external respiration takes places this is where an exchange of gases between the lungs and blood take place. Then internal respiration is where the gases exchange between the blood and tissue cells. Then the final step of respiration occurs, this is where the cells utilise the oxygen for what the body requires them to do, this is known as cellular respiration.
The lymphatic system, on the other hand, is an open system providing an accessory route for excess interstitial fluid to get returned to the blood. [3] Two types of fluids move through the circulatory system: blood and lymph. Lymph is essentially recycled blood plasma after it has been filtered from the blood cells and returned to the lymphatic system. The blood, heart, and blood vessels form the cardiovascular (from Latin words meaning 'heart'-'vessel') system. The lymph, lymph nodes, and lymph vessels form the lymphatic system.
| | | Lesson 6 - The Cardio-Respiratory System DefinitionsThe cardio-respiratory system consists of the cardio vascular system (heart and blood vessels) together with respiratory system (lungs and air ways). These systems work to transport oxygen to the muscles and organs of the body and remove waste products including carbon dioxide. The HeartThe heart is a double pump. "Oxygen-poor" blood enters the heart from the vena cava to the right atrium, and flows down to the right ventricle. The first pump pumps "oxygen poor" blood to the lungs from the right ventricle of the heart via the pulmonary artery where it returns as "oxygen rich blood" via the pulmonary vein to the left atrium.
(Insert diagram 1 below) This is the exchange of gases occurring within our bodies by diffusion. It is necessary or vital to occur since we need oxygen from the air in the blood to remove the waste from our carbon dioxide. This explains why therefore a large surface area is required for the alveoli as it increases the rate at which oxygen is diffused. The large surface area of alveoli is also used and useful for energy
The left and right side of the heart are separated by the posterior interventricular sulcus. The right side of your heart receives blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs. The left side of the heart does the exact opposite and receives blood from the lungs and pumps it out to the body. The Cardiovascular System works with the body’s Circulatory System and is responsible for distributing blood and nutrients throughout the body to maintain homeostasis. It then helps to pump blood around the body, to supply tissues with oxygen and nutrients and to transport waste products away from the tissues.
The human respiratory system is composed of the nasal passage, the pharynx, larynx, the trachea, bronchi and lungs. It is responsible for the process of respiration that is vital to the survival of living beings. Respiration is the process of obtaining and using oxygen, while eliminating carbon dioxide. It is the process by which human beings take in the oxygen from their environment and give out the carbon dioxide that is produced as a result of chemical reactions within the cells. The specialized system that brings about this critical process of respiration in human beings is known as the human respiratory system.
The static components are the organs that are used in conjunction with the dynamic components which are the substances that are needed by the organs of living things to sustain live. This system comprises the organs of the heart, lungs and vascular system and depends on the diaphragm, brain, muscles, digestive and dermal systems and some skeletal infrastructure. The right ventricle of the heart pumps blood into the lungs via the pulmonary artery so that it can absorb oxygen that has
Blood is taken to each of the four chambers of the heart by large blood vessels; vessels connecting the heart to the lungs are called pulmonary vessels. The aorta is connected to the left ventricle and carries oxygenated blood to all parts of the body (excluding the lungs, the vena cava is connected to the right atrium and brings deoxygenated blood back from the tissues of the body. The pulmonary artery is connected to the right ventricle and carries deoxygenated
The oxygen rich air works its way to the alveoli and then diffuses across the thin membrane to the capillary network that surrounds each one, this distance is between 0.5-2.5µm. As the diffusion gradient changes, carbon dioxide diffuses into the lungs and is then expelled via exhalation. This is tidal ventilation as the flow of air is bi-directional through the lungs. This system has a