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Three major functions of ventilatory system - ✔✔1.Supply O2 required in metabolism
2.Eliminate CO2 produced in metabolism
3.Regulate hydrogen ion concentration [H+] to maintain
acid-base balance
conducting zone - ✔✔-Conducts air to respiratory zone
-Humidifies, warms, and filters air
Respiratory zone - ✔✔-Exchange of gases between air and blood
Hemoglobin - ✔✔Hemoglobin molecule consists of globin composed of four subunit
polypeptide chains. Each polypeptide contains single heme group with its single iron
atom acting as an oxygen "magnet"
Myoglobin - ✔✔Shuttles O2 from the cell membrane to the mitochondria
Sympathetic nerve fibers - ✔✔mediate excitation.
Parasympathetic activation - ✔✔inhibits excitation.
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