Respiration

The hypothesis that rate of respiration of chickpeas is highest at room temperature is not supported by the data, although there was error in the data. The data from the lab showed rate of oxygen consumed to be the highest at 1.5 degrees Celsius with a rate of .0124ppt/min/g. At room temperature there was a rate of .0077ppt/min/g, and at the hottest temperature (95.6 degrees Celsius) a rate of -.0131ppt/min/g, meaning that oxygen was not consumed but actually increased in concentration in the…

The respiratory tracts are for the purpose of providing our bodies with oxygen for the nutrients and the production of energy that our cells need. It also is responsible for the removal of the carbon dioxide our cells excrete during this process. Upper Respiratory Tract Lower Respiratory Tract Nose Larynx Nasal Cavity Trachea Paranasal Sinuses Bronchial Tree Pharynx Lungs In the upper respiratory tract as air is breathed in and passes through the nasal cavity it is filtered, warmed,…

when the pH begins to rise through decreasing the patient respiration rate. As the patient respiration decreases, carbon dioxide is retained, the HCO3 concentration to H2CO3 concentration is reduced to normal. The compensation taking place is not adequate or sufficient for the patient. The need for an alternate form of treatment becomes necessary during this transition for the patient to…

What is the normal rate of respiration per minute? The normal respiration rate per minute for an adult is 8 to 16 breaths per minute. For an infant, a normal rate is up to 44 breaths per minute. 3. Why does respiratory rate increase after exercise? Respiratory rate increases after exercise because when…

The overall function of the respiratory system is to supply the body with oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide. In order for respiration to take place, pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, transport of respiratory gases, and internal respiration must occur. Pulmonary ventilation, commonly called breathing, is when air moves into and out of the lungs and gases continuously change and refresh. Breathing consist of two phases; inspiration, when air flows into the lungs and expiration,…

Aspiration – A respiratory emergency Aspiration is the introduction of solids or liquids into the lungs. The presence of any substance other than breathable air impedes the perfusion in the alveoli, while the substance itself may also have damaging properties to the lung and airway tissues. Common aspirations include water, food, vomit, foreign objects or small particulates. The first three are easily introduced by the oropharynx by some sort of misdirection into the larynx rather than the…

The most likely cause of Connie’s respiratory alkalosis revealed in her VBG results is that when a patient is hyperventilating i.e. asthma exacerbation which causes an increase in respiratory rate, which results in the blowing off of more carbon dioxide (Larkin & Zimmanck, 2015). This is revealed in Connie’s low reading of 38mmHg for her PvC02, and as CO2 decreases so does the H+ ions in the blood which results in the alkalosis (Larkin & Zimmanck, 2015). The nurse should encourage Connie to…

Introduction Breathe in , Breathe out. That is one main way your body relies on itself to keep you alive and your other organs function in the way that they should be. The respiratory system, the system that brings oxygen into your body and delivers it to the blood to be sent around for everything else to use. Breathing out seems like a simple task but it takes many different anatomical parts of your body and physiology to get the oxygen where it needs to go. There is also pathophysiology that…

Abstract: In our most recent lab, before we could expand our knowledge about photosynthesis, we first had to understand its relationship with cellular respiration and how it can be further divided into photochemical and biochemical pathways. After achieving this knowledge, we furthered our understanding of photosynthetic reactions by and experimenting with the factors that affect photosynthesis, which are light intensity, pigments, and light wavelength. By experimenting with these factors, our…

The present study suggest goldfish are ectotherms and temperature effects respiratory rate. The decrease of the water temperature relates to the goldfish respiratory rate. The body temperature of the gold fish influenced the rate of respiration. Although the data reflects as temperature decreased the goldfish number of breaths also decreased, further errors could have occurred in the experiment. Each groups ability to maintain the set water temperature and the count of the number of breaths…