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Definition
Aerobic respiration   Oxygen + glucose --> water + carbon dioxide + energy  
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Carbohydrate   Energy source made from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen  
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Combustion   Burning  
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Glucose   C6H12O6 small carbohydrate, type of sugar  
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Alveolus   A single alveoli in the lungs where gas exchange takes place  
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Breathing   The movement of muscles that makes the lungs expand and contract  
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Bronchus   One of two bronchi (left and right) that branch off to the left and right lung  
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Cilia   Hair like structures on the surface of the cell  
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Ciliated epithelial cell   Skin cell lining the tubes leading to the lungs that contain cilia  
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Diaphragm   Main muscle responsible for inhalation when it contracts  
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Gas exchange   Diffusion of oxygen into (21%-->18%) and carbon dioxide out of (4%-->0.04%) the blood  
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Mucus   Sticky liquid produced by goblet cells to trap dust and microbes  
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Trachea   Also called windpipe. Carries air to and from lungs.  
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Ventilation   The movement of air in and out of your lungs  
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Asthma   A condition in which the tiny tubes leading to the alveoli become narrow and start to fill with mucus  
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Carbon monoxide   A poisonous gas produced by carbon burning with enough oxygen. Found in cigarette smoke.  
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Emphysema   A disease in which the lungs cannot take much oxygen out of the air because the walls of the alveoli have broken down  
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Heart attack   When heart muscle cells start to die  
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Heart disease   A disease caused by the narrowing of the coronary artery carrying blood to the heart  
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Mitochondria   Organelle of cell where respiration occurs  
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Tissue fluid   Leaked plasma fluid outside the capillaries that carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells  
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Gills   Flaps of tissue that have blood and water in countercurrent exchange  
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Countercurrent exchange   Causing flow in opposite directions to allow maximum diffusion or transfer of energy  
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Hydrocarbon indicator   A pH indicator from pink to yellow when carbon dioxide levels go above 0.04%  
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Indicator   A substance that changes colour in solutions of different acidity and alkalinity  
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Limewater   A solution of calcium hydroxide that turns milky in the presence of carbon dioxide  
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Photosynthesis   Water + carbon dioxide + energy --> glucose + oxygen  
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Stoma   Tiny holes in leaves that allow for gas exchange  
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Tar   A sticky substance from cigarette smoke that contains carcinogenic substances  
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Aerobic exercise   An exercise where all the energy needed can be supplied by aerobic respiration  
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Anaerobic respiration   A type of respiration that does not need oxygen  
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Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)   The need for extra oxygen after exercise to break down lactic acid and replace the oxygen lost from blood and muscle cells  
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Oxygen debt   See EPOC  
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