REPIRATORY SYSTEM PT2
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In animals, there are four types of gas exchange, what are those?
Integumentary exchange or cutaneous respiration: gills tracheal system lungs
occurs through the skin. Earthworms exhibit this system, and that is why they have to be moist all the time.
integumentary exchange or cutaneous system
allow gas exchange underwater
gills
used by insects
tracheal system
found in land animals
lungs
this involves gas exchange in the respiratory system can be divided two major steps.
repiration
RESPIRATION that involves gas exchange in the respiratory system can be divided two major steps WHICH IS?
BREATHING -INHALATION -EXHALATION GAS EXCHANGE -IN THE LUNGS
This difference in air pressure between the lungs and the atmosphere causes air to rush into the lungs.
INHALATION
The higher pressure in the lungs compared to the atmosphere pushes air to rush out of the lungs.
EXHALATION
The site of gas exchange between air and the blood is the?
Alveoli
The mechanism behind gas exchange is
defusion