MEDICAL
LUNGS
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Question
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The gas that provides energy to the body is oxygen, while the one that produces waste products or “exhaust” of the body is ____
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carbon dioxide
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Water
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Blood
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Fluid
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Our cells make carbon dioxide as a waste product from the process of converting food to energy. That carbon dioxide-and some water vapor-are removed by the lungs when we breathe and exhale them back into the atmosphere.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon dioxide is produced by cell metabolism in the mitochondria. The amount produced depends on the rate of metabolism and the rel-ative amounts of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolized.
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