Describe the path that oxygen takes as it enters the respiratory system.
It should begin in your mouth and end at your muscle.
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The path that oxygen takes through the respiratory system is identified below in a flowchart format:
Mouth or Nostrils of the Nose → Nasopharynx → Oral Pharynx → Glottis → Trachea → Lungs (Right and Left Bronchi → Bronchioles → Alveoli)
Gas exchange occurs between the alveoli sacs and small capillaries of the circulatory system. Via this exchange, oxygen is delivered from the lungs to the bloodstream. The oxygen attaches to the hemoglobin of red blood cells. The red blood cells then transport the oxygen to cells, such as those located in your muscles.
The oxygen is used by the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells in the process that is known as cellular respiration. During cellular respiration, oxygen gas and the sugar glucose are converted into water, carbon dioxide gas, and an energy source called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
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Summary. Oxygen enters the lungs, then passes through the alveoli and into the blood. The oxygen is carried around the body in blood vessels. Carbon dioxide moves into the blood capillaries and is brought to the lungs to be released into the air during exhalation.