An Introduction to Gas Exchange Lecturer: Sally Osborne‚ Ph.D. Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences Email: sosborne@interchange.ubc.ca Useful link: www.sallyosborne.com Required Reading: Respiratory Physiology: A Clinical Approach‚ Shwarrtzstein & Parker‚ Chapter 5 (pp 95-100; 111112). Objectives 1. Distinguish between the following terms: minute‚ alveolar and dead space ventilation; and anatomic‚ alveolar and physiologic dead space. 2. Specify the partial pressures of CO2 and O2
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The gas in the natural world follows the specific laws. Different laws have their own explanations and they apply to the real things in this real world. Charles’s Law‚ Boyle’s Law‚ Combined Gas Law‚ Avogadro’s Law and Gay-Lussac Law explain the gas properties and show the scientists how the gas functions. Charles’s Law describes how gases tend to expand when the heat is added. When the temperature increases‚ the volume of the gas increases. During the winter season‚ a football inflates inside gradually
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2014 Due October 16‚ 2014 Anatomy and Physiology II Unit 5 Gas Exchange Explain how the gas laws and the properties of gases affect the gas exchange between the lung‚ blood‚ and tissues. The major function of the respiratory system is to provide the body with oxygen and rid the body of carbon dioxide. Gas exchange occurs between blood and alveolar air (external respiration) and between blood and tissues (internal respiration).Gas exchange process depends on properties of gasses. Based upon
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Gas laws have an impact on several aspects of our lives. The S.T.E.M I decided to explore deals a great deal in thermodynamics in the gas law I chose chemistry. First off I have to explain what is the broad practice of chemistry. Chemistry‚ a branch of physical science‚ is the study of the composition‚ properties and behavior of matter. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms‚ and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds. Chemistry is also concerned with
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Do Gas Stations cause soil pollution? Soils are extremely important parts of every ecosystem. They are a home to many microbes and provide vital nutrients to the plants that live in them. pH is the measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution‚ and most organisms have a very small range of pH values in which they can survive. 7 is considered neutral‚ lower than 7 is acidic (lemon juice‚ rain water) and above 7 is basic (bleach‚ soap). Lots of urban areas are dependent on car transportation‚
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Gas Compressor Brief Introduction A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. Compressors are similar to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid and both can transport the fluid through a pipe. As gases are compressible‚ the compressor also reduces the volume of a gas. Liquids are relatively incompressible‚ so the main action of a pump is to pressurize and transport liquids. Types of Compressors Centrifugal compressors Centrifugal
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Danielle Perkins September 9‚ 2013 AAPSC 603 Discussion Paper The Factors Affecting Greenhouse Gas Emission in the Livestock Industry People around the world have become very aware of the changes our world is going through on a constant basis. One of the biggest subjects people are talking about is global warming and how the human race is the number one cause of it. In more than one way this is unmistakably true. From the daily activities of driving gasoline powered cars to the simple necessity
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Oil and gas conservation means their better and more efficient use with regard to economic‚ social or environment costs and benefits resulting minimization of wastage and protection of environment. A very high priority is attached by the government to conservation of petroleum products in view of the need to reduce increasing gap between demand for and supply of oil and petroleum products. Government has initiated various steps to promote conservation of petroleum products in the different sectors
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Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 114; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or‚ in the case of revision‚ the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. 1. Scope* 1.1 These test methods cover the chemical analyses of hydraulic cements. Any test methods
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What sulfur mustard is * Sulfur mustard is a type of chemical warfare agent. These kinds of agents are called vesicants or blistering agents‚ because they cause blistering of the skin and mucous membranes on contact. * Sulfur mustard is also known as “mustard gas or mustard agent‚” or by the military designations H‚ HD‚ and HT. * Sulfur mustard sometimes smells like garlic‚ onions‚ or mustard and sometimes has no odor. It can be a vapor (the gaseous form of a liquid)‚ an oily-textured
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