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The document describes the key structures of the human respiratory system including the diaphragm, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli. It explains that oxygen is transported via hemoglobin in red blood cells and is released when concentrations are low near cells, and that carbon dioxide is transported as bicarbonate ion in plasma and converted back to carbon dioxide in the lungs to be eliminated.

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RespiratorySystem PPSX

The document describes the key structures of the human respiratory system including the diaphragm, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli. It explains that oxygen is transported via hemoglobin in red blood cells and is released when concentrations are low near cells, and that carbon dioxide is transported as bicarbonate ion in plasma and converted back to carbon dioxide in the lungs to be eliminated.

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The

Human
Respiratory
System
Respiratory System
Respiratory Structures
Diaphragm
Contraction = inhalation
Relaxation = exhalation
Pharynx
Common nasal/oral passageway
Larynx
Voicebox containing vocal cords
Trachea
Windpipe leading to lungs
Bronchi/bronchioles
Tubes that enter each lung
Alveoli
(1) Millions of capillarysurrounded sacs
where oxygen transfer takes place
Alveolus
Oxygen Transport
Hemoglobin
Protein found in red blood cells
Iron in hemoglobin is capable
of weakly binding oxygen
Oxyhemoglobin
Hemoglobin with oxygen bound
to it
Oxygen is given up when
oxygen concentration around
cells gets low
Carbon Dioxide Transport

Transport
10% is dissolved CO2 in the
plasma
90% is carried as bicarbonate
ion (HCO3-) in the plasma
Elimination
In lungs, bicarbonate is
converted back to CO2
CO2 diffuses into alveoli and is
eliminated

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