Cell Respiration

Cell respiration is affected when the heart stops. Cells are using up ATP. Therefore, carbon dioxide is building up in the cells and the PH levels cannot balance themselves. Glucose is needed to start glycolysis. Glycolysis is a series of chemical reactions that produces ATP from the glucose. Oxygen is needed for the mitochondria. The mitochondria are referred to as the powerhouse of cells. Carbon dioxide is not being released. The cells begin to die and the transport pump then stops working. When the transport pumps stop working, this causes cell leakage. Sodium leaks into the cells and potassium leaks out. The body’s cells then die due to ATP not being sustained.

The ER, Golgi complex, mitochondria, and the nucleus are intracellular organelles