us |3.4 Breathing System and |Objectives | |Excretion |At the end of this sub section students should be able to: | |3.4.4 Lungs & Breathing |Draw and identify the breathing tract in humans
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The respiratory system The respiratory system is responsible for providing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide‚ heat and water vapours. All living creatures require oxygen and give off carbon dioxide. Oxygen is required for every cell in your body to function. Structure of the respiratory system: Normally air is taken in through your nose however sometimes it is taken in through your mouth and passes through a series of airways to reach the lungs. This series of airways is known as the respiratory
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March 18‚ 2013 Spirometry Lab Write-Up A. Subject History The subject is a twenty eight year old female. She stands five feet eight inches tall and weighs approximately one hundred fifty pounds. The subject is a non-smoker and although she has never had any respiratory issues‚ asthma does tend to run in her family on the maternal side. The subject does however admit to feeling out of breathe easily when doing intense exercise for an extended period of time. B. Effect of CO2 on Breathing
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Fatima Khan Q: WHAT IS THE CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF URIC ACID AND CREATININE? ANSWER: URIC ACID Uric acid is a weak organic acid‚ the end product of purine nucleotides degradation. The findings of human pathological levels of uric acid in serum and urine have in most patients serious clinical implications. Uric acid is a useful diagnostic tool as screening for most of purine metabolic disorders. The importance of uric acid measurement in plasma and urine with respect of metabolic disorders is
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Muscle Soreness Nearly anyone who works out regularly has experienced sore muscles after exercise. Sometimes you will feel it later that night‚ or the next morning and in some cases‚ you may actually think you are out of the woods‚ only to wake up two days later with stiff‚ tender muscles that feel as tight as rubber bands. For some people‚ sore muscles are a reward after a hard workout. In fact‚ some people are not happy unless they are sore after their workout‚ while others could live without
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Aerobic VS Anaerobic Exercise Jane Doe Grantham University ABSTRACT Being in the military has caused me to become a better athlete than I have been before. Running is one of our main focuses and in my personal life I have strived to become better at it since I know that I despise running but need to improve on it. One of the things that I have learned is that in order for a high performance runner to reach a level that is desired to help max out their run time for military standards‚ the individual
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Exercising Promotes a Healthier Lifestyle Exercising Promotes a Healthier Lifestyle A good diet and sufficient rest are important to sustain a healthy lifestyle but are not the only things to consider. When performed properly‚ exercising provides countless benefits that can further improve your quality of life. Regular exercise is an essential part of efficient weight loss and weight management. Exercising can also help thwart several diseases and improve a person’s overall well being. Whether
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Transport Systems Essay In single celled organisms‚ nutrients‚ water and various substances that are need for basic cellular processes can easily be transported in and out through the cell membrane. This is an effective transport system for microscopic organisms‚ but multicellular organisms require a more complex transport system to sustain itself. Take humans for example; unlike a cell‚ only the outer layer of skin is in contact with the body’s outside environment. It’s not possible for substances
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Aim: To investigate and compare the distribution density of stomata in the upper and lower epidermis of a dicotyledonous leaf. Stomata are the principle means of gas exchange in plants. Stomata are small pores they are controlled by guard cells which control the opening and closing of stomata. Stomata allow carbon dioxide to enter the plant‚ and allow water and excess oxygen to escape. About 90% of water is lost from the leaf during transpiration. The number of stomata on leaf surface varies among
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TRANSPIRATION: Investigation 11 Learning Objectives: To investigate the relationship among leaf surface area‚ number of stomata‚ and the rate of transpiration To design and conduct an experiment to explore other factors‚ including different environmental variables‚ on the rate of transpiration To investigate the relationship between the structure of vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) and their functions in transporting water and nutrients in plants Before doing this laboratory you should understand:
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