Cardivascular System and Diffusion
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Cardiovascular System
and Diffusion
Katerina Lin
Kiran Pandher
Rachel Gibbs
Group 5
Goals
Explain how gas exchange takes place at the
cellular level.
What prevents gas from being exchanged in
non-optimal places?
An Overview:
The Respiratory System
Respiratory system: takes oxygen from
the air into the body and releases CO2, the
waste product.
Gas exchange occurs because of partial
pressure gradients (oxygen and CO2).
Higher pressure = more diffusion.
Lungs: Gases pass through capillaries and
alveoli down partial pressure gradients.
Capillaries and alveoli share a membrane
Body: Gases diffuse through capillaries.
(Starr).
Oxygen…
Simple diffusion
Lungs: oxygen flows from the
alveoli (high) to the
bloodstream (low)
(“Respiration”).
More pressure/higher temp/lower
pH = more oxygen diffuses (Starr).
Most (98.5%) of the oxygen
flowing into the bloodstream
binds onto the hemoglobin in
RBCs
Oxygen does not dissolve well
in blood so needs help from
hemoglobin
(Starr).
(Starr).
Carbon Dioxide…
Simple diffusion
Body: diffuses from interstitial fluid (high)
into capillaries and carried in blood (low):
10%: dissolves in blood
30%: binds to hemoglobin (carbamino hemoglobin)
60%: becomes bicarbonate (HCO3-) when CO2
dissociates in water or with enzyme (carbonic
anhydrase)
Lung: from the bloodstream (high) to
alveoli (low)
(“Respiration”).
CO2 is released from the CO2 bound to
hemoglobin and HCO3- dissolved in the blood
(Freudenrich).
Diffusion of Carbon Dioxide
What prevents gas from being
exchanged in non-optimal places?
Surface
areas and rates of flow
influence gas exchange
The more surface area and larger the
partial pressure gradient, the faster
diffusion will occur (Fick’s law)
(Starr).
Alveoli
sacs provide a lot of surface area for
optimum diffusion.
Gas exchange is most efficient when the
rate of air coming into the body equals
blood flow
(Starr).
What prevents gas from being
exchanged in non-optimal places?
Different parts of body have
characteristics that help create
optimal gas exchange.
Capillaries
Very small and only one cell
thick (“Capillaries”).
Network throughout body
Blood flow slows down
Alveoli
respiratory surface: thin
layer of epithelium/other tissue
that is moist at all times gas
molecules can diffuse only
when dissolved in a liquid (Starr).
Quick diffusion because very
thin and a lot of surface area
(Starr).
Electron Micrograph of a Capillary
Gas Exchange Simulation!
References
“Capillaries: Connecting Arteries and Veins.” 1996-2009. The
Franklin Institute. 10 Nov. 2009.
<http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/vessels/capillaries.html>.
Freudenrich, Craig. “How Your Lungs Work.” 30 Oct. 2008. How
Stuff Works. 8 Nov. 2009.
<http://health.howstuffworks.com/lung2.htm#>.
<http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5159074/26661
7_Full.jpg>.
<http://student.ccbcmd.edu/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit4/innat
e/images/12188b.jpg>.
<http://www.cdli.ca/~dpower/resp/exchange.htm>.
<http://www.health.com/health/static/hw/media/medical/hw/n55
51117.jpg>.
“Human Physiology: Respiration.” 7 Nov. 2009.
<http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/RITCHISO//301notes6.htm>.
Starr, Cecie, and Ralph Taggart. Biology: The Unity and Diversity
of Life. 9th ed. United States: Brooks/Cole, 2001.
Note: pictures are also cited throughout this powerpoint in the “Notes” section at the bottom of the screen.