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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...of the lungs. How does the oxygen of the external air reach the internal organs? (Camb. Jun.) 8. Explain how the air is drawn into the lungs in breathing. In what ways does the air breathed out differ from that breathed in? How are these differences produced? (Oxf. Jun.) 9. Describe the structure of the lungs. How are they altered in size during respiration? (Camb. Jun.) CHAPTER IX EXCRETION Waste products.--Some kinds of fuel produce much more ash than others. The housewife dreads a dirty coal because it leaves so much ash behind; and, as you know, this ash must be thoroughly removed if the fire is to burn well. There are some kinds of fuel, such as oil and gas, which produce practically no ash; this is because they contain fewer incombustible substances than coal. Much of the ash from coal is due to mineral substances present in the coal. Whatever the kind of fuel, however, it is mainly converted into carbon dioxide and water, which escape into the air. It will be interesting to inquire, what sort of fuel the food-stuffs make and whether they all produce the same amount of ash. Fats and carbohydrates, whether they be consumed outside or inside the body, leave practically no ash; they are more or less completely converted into carbon dioxide and water, which are seized by the red blood-cells and turned out by them into the air in the air sacs of the lungs. With proteins the case is different, for not only do they contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, like the fats and starchy foods, but also in addition nitrogen, sulphur, and sometimes phosphorus. When the protein is burnt there is always some waste material or ash left; and so the protein may be compared to coal, while the fats and starchy foods resemble oil and gas. Every cell in the body is...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781152537071
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 40
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1152537075
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 91 gr


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