Humans need oxygen to create energy, all our cells have mitochondria which they create energy for our bodies in the form of ATP by the process of gas exchange. The process of gas exchange is achieved …show more content…
Theses bronchioles lead directly into the lungs and connect to the alveoli ( tiny air sac that allow gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.) Because the lungs have no skeletal muscles of their own, so the work of breathing is done by the diaphragm, the diaphragm helps to pump the carbon dioxide out of the lungs and pull the oxygen into lungs. They are two very important adaptations in human gas exchange system that allows the human to survive successfully in their living environment. The first and most important part of gas exchange is the alveoli, alveoli are tiny membrane sacs that allow gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Alveoli have very thin permeable cell walls that are only one cell thick. Once the oxygen reaches the alveoli, it then diffuses through a single cell in an alveolus followed by a single cell in a capillary to enter the bloodstream. At the same time carbon dioxide is released from the capillary to the alveoli and then being released through exhalation. In order to make this