Respiration
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Mouth to the trachea, trachea to the bronchus....
That’s the way that the air moves along us!....
Bronchus to the bronchiole, to the alveoli....
Get the oxygen to the blood so we don’t die!....
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Mouth to the trachea, trachea to the bronchus....
That’s the way that the air moves along us!....
Bronchus to the bronchiole, to the alveoli....
Get the oxygen in our blood so we don’t die!....
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Yo! I’m gonna tell you the tale of respiration
It starts with taking air in, we call that ventilation
And it happens from the movement of the ribs and the diaphragm
You should know the diagram!....
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Our bodies want to take in the oxygen
And rid the CO2 which is already stocked in em
Alveoli are air sacs stacked at the border like militaries
With large surface area, covered in capillaries
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The air goes in and out by the process of diffusion
High concentration to low is the direction it moves in
We inhale and exhale and what’s important about that is
There’s a difference in the proportion of the gases....
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Inhale -21% Oxygen, CO2 a tiny fraction....
Exhale oxygen 17 and CO2 4 per cent of the action....
And also with a little water vapour which is why we see our breath when it’s icy then
And of course 78% of the air going both ways is made up of nitrogen
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Remember, respiration does not mean the same as breathing
But it’s the chemical reaction for glucose energy releasing
The formula for that? Here’s the answer:
Oxygen and glucose to CO2 and water and energy transfer....
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Mouth to the trachea, trachea to the bronchus....
That’s the way that the air moves along us!....
Bronchus to the bronchiole, to the alveoli....
Get the oxygen to the blood so we don’t die!....
.. ..
Mouth to the trachea, trachea to the bronchus....
That’s the way that the air moves along us!....
Bronchus to the bronchiole, to the alveoli....
Get the oxygen in our blood so we don’t die!....