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Respiration
Basic Mechanisms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of Respiration? | the Exchange and Utilization of Gases between the environment and the organism |
| What are the Respiration Subprocesses? | 1. Ventilation; 2. Gas Exchange; 3. Cell Respiration |
| What is Ventilation? | moving Air in and out of Lungs |
| What is Gas Exchange? | site 1: external air <--> blood; site 2: blood <--> tissues |
| What is Cell Respiration? | UTILIZATION of O2 in cell metabolism as Electron acceptor |