Biology GCSE
Ventilation
What Ventilation means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ventilation
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Reference: AQA
The process that increases during exercise to take in more oxygen and remove the extra carbon dioxide produced by respiring muscles.
Topics that use Ventilation
- Response to exercise (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration and lactic acid production
- Breath volume
- glycogen
- Incomplete oxidation of glucose
- Insufficient oxygen supply
- lactic acid
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