The on going pandemic showed us the utmost importance of oxygen at another level. How oxygen is sup-
plied in our body? How it reaches the lungs? How can we increase oxygen level in our body naturally? Read
the chapter LIFE PROCESSES and explain the working of diaphragm, lungs and oxygen together in our body.
Answers
Explanation:
Oxygen therapy has been in use for centuries. Oxygen)(O2) is gas used as a drug/medication and a such should be prescribed and administered in the right manner with regards to presenting indications for it's use; which is always in the case of hypoxaemia. It has side effects and specific risks, but, with objective monitoring and administration, it is a potent therapy for the patient with respiratory condition. Oxygen is an expensive medication; thus, it's indication must be met before use.
Answer:
the atmospheric oxygen enters our body through nasal cavity and reaches to the lungs where it oxygenates the blood carried by Pulmonary artery and the oxygenated blood is carried by pulmonary veins to the heart from where it is pumped out through aorta to the whole body.