Question

You are cleaning your room, when all of a sudden the smoke alarm goes off. You go into the kitchen and it is very smoky, so you inhale smoke. Your body has to immediately get rid of the carbon molecules you just inhaled. Explain all the parts of the cell involved in getting the smoke out of your cells.

Answer 1

Answer: The smoke goes to the cells of the mouth or buccal cavity, nasal cavity, trachea, larynx, and then finally distributed into the bronchi (small tubes) in the lungs.

Explanation:

Respiratory system can be defined as the complex system of organs that allow us to obtain oxygen for biochemical oxidation of food and releasing energy in the form of ATP. The breathing is a process in which the air is inhaled inside the respiratory system and oxygen is absorbed by the cells and carbon dioxide is expelled out of the body. The pathway of oxygen is cells of the mouth or buccal cavity, nasal cavity, trachea, larynx, and then finally, distributed into the bronchi (small tubes) in the lungs and it is reverse for carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide gas components present in the smoke. The red blood cells are the cells that are involved in getting rid of smoke out of the body, as they have hemoglobin which has binding efficiency with both oxygen and carbon dioxide. The exchange of deoxygenated blood (carbon dioxide containing blood) takes place in the blood capillaries. From the blood capillaries the carbon dioxide is expelled out from the bronchi following the entire route of expiration.