Open AccessOxygen from the Atmosphere Cannot Pass Through the Lung Tissues and Reach the Bloodstream. The Unexpected Capacity of Human Body to Dissociate the Water Molecule
Author(s) -
Arturo Solís Herrera,
María del Carmen Arias Esparza
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pulmonology research and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2754-4761
DOI - 10.47363/jprr/2022(4)124
Subject(s) - oxygen , carbon dioxide , atmosphere (unit) , partial pressure , diffusion , respiration , chemistry , oxygen transport , atmospheric pressure , chemical physics , environmental chemistry , thermodynamics , biology , anatomy , organic chemistry , geology , oceanography , physics
Oxygen seems of fundamental importance to survival. Thereby, transportation exchange, and regulation of necessary gases is critical. The prevalent dogma indicates that the exchange from atmospheric oxygen in the lungs is by simple diffusion, caused by the differential pressure of gases involved in respiration. Gases tend to move from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure one. Theoretically, at the end of the process, oxygen passes from the blood to the tissue fluid and carbon dioxide from tissue fluid into the blood. Apparently, blood stream is a well-developed system for the transportation of gases. However, our finding about the unsuspected intrinsic property of human body to dissociate the water molecule, breaks in thousand pieces the ancient dogma about living beings can absorbs atmospheric oxygen.