- Look up
respiration or
respire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Respiration may
refer to:
Cellular respiration, the
process in
which nutrients are...
- In physiology,
respiration is the
transport of
oxygen from the
outside environment to the
cells within tissues, and the
removal of
carbon dioxide in the...
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Anaerobic respiration is
respiration using electron acceptors other than
molecular oxygen (O2).
Although oxygen is not the
final electron acceptor, the...
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Cellular respiration is the
process by
which biological fuels are
oxidized in the
presence of an
inorganic electron acceptor, such as oxygen, to drive...
- The
muscles of
respiration are the
muscles that
contribute to
inhalation and exhalation, by
aiding in the
expansion and
contraction of the
thoracic cavity...
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Ataxic respirations, also
known as Biot's
respirations or Biot's breathing, is an
abnormal pattern of
breathing characterized by
variable tidal volume...
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Enteral respiration, also
referred to as
cloacal respiration or
intestinal respiration, is a form of
respiration in
which gas
exchange occurs across the...
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Apneustic respiration (a.k.a. apneusis) is an
abnormal pattern of
breathing characterized by deep,
gasping inspiration with a
pause at full inspiration...
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Cutaneous respiration, or
cutaneous gas
exchange (sometimes
called skin breathing), is a form of
respiration in
which gas
exchange occurs across the skin...
- Soil
respiration refers to the
production of
carbon dioxide when soil
organisms respire. This
includes respiration of
plant roots, the rhizosphere, microbes...
