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Anaerobic respiration in yeast cells produces carbon dioxide and ethanol. Whereas anaerobic respiration in muscle cells produces lactic acid only.Both, however, do produce little amounts of ATP (energy)

This process is called Ventilation and is a required step in aerobic respiration.This process starts with the diaphragm contracting, one also sees the (external) intercostal muscles contract. These contra...

The role of enzymes such as proteases and lipases in the body is to break down proteins and fats respectively during digestion. Proteins are broken down into amino acids and fats are broken down into fatt...

Blood needs to circulate around the body in order to supply organs with nutrients and oxygen and to remove waste. Blood is oxygenated in small, one cell thick vessels in the lungs. These flow together to ...

A rise in body temperature will be detected by the thermoregulatory centres in the hypothalamus. When the core body temperature exceeds 37 degrees C the blood vessels will dilate and shunt vessels will co...