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Boundless Anatomy and Physiology
Respiratory System
Physiology Textbooks Boundless Anatomy and Physiology Respiratory System
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Section 9

Gas Exchange

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Boundless Anatomy and Physiology
Physiology
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External Respiration

Respiration is the transport of oxygen to the cells within tissues and the transport of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction.

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Internal Respiration

Cellular respiration is the metabolic process by which an organism obtains energy through the reaction of oxygen with glucose.

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Oxygen Transport

Hemoglobin is the primary transporter of oxygen with an oxygen binding capacity between 1.36 and 1.37 ml O2 per gram Hgb.

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Carbon Dioxide Transport

CO2 is carried in blood in three different ways: dissolved in plasma, bound to hemoglobin, or as a biocarbonate ion.

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