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Gas Exchange Homework

Task 1
Directions: Answer the following questions.
1. In what organ does gas exchange take place?
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2. What structures in this organ are most important to gas exchange?
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3. Gas exchange takes place by process of diffusion. What is diffusion?
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Task 2
What is the difference between inhalation and exhalation?
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Compare and contrast how oxygen and carbon dioxide diffusion in the alveoli.
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Task 3
How do you think smoking affects gas exchange? Defend your answer.
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Gas Exchange Homework

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Task 1

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Directions: Answer the following questions.
1. In what organ does gas exchange take place?
The lungs
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2. What structures in this organ are most important to gas exchange?
Alveoli and capillaries
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3. Gas exchange takes place by process of diffusion. What is diffusion?
In diffusion, a substance passively and spontaneously moves from an area of high
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concentration to an area of low concentration.
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Task 2
What is the difference between inhalation and exhalation?
The process of taking in air and “filling up” the lungs is called inhalation. The process of
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removing air and “emptying” the lungs is called exhalation.
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Compare and contrast how oxygen and carbon dioxide diffusion in the alveoli.
When a person inhales, he takes in oxygen-rich air. Oxygen diffuses from inside alveoli
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into the blood because there’s a higher concentration of oxygen in the alveoli. At the
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same time, carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the alveoli because there’s a
higher concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood. The person exhales carbon-dioxide
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rich air.
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Task 3
How do you think smoking affects gas exchange? Defend your answer.
Answers will vary. Example: Smoking causes tar and other substances to deposit in the
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lungs. These substances can hinder the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Also,
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inhalation of smoke will prevent oxygen from diffusing into the blood, which means the
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body is deprived of oxygen. Furthermore, this means substance in the smoke will
diffuse into the blood and be distributed throughout the body.

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