I saw a comment asking about where the CO2 in the blood comes from and where it goes, so I thought I'd comment in case anyone else watching wants to know. CO2 is a waste product of glucose metabolism in cells and it accumulates in the tissues. When oxygen carried by hemoglobin (in red blood cells in plasma of blood) passes thru the body, it gets ejected at places where the CO2 is accumulated. But the CO2 accumulation itself doesn't trigger the release of oxygen. The CO2 actually enters the blood plasma and from there it enters red blood cells where its broken down into carbonic acid and then further into protons (H+) and bicarbonate. The increase in this proton (H+) concentration is what triggers the hemoglobin to release the oxygen that it's holding, into the tissue. After delivering the oxygen to the tissues, the red blood cell takes up the CO2 and the blood flow continues to the heart from where it will enter the lungs to be exhaled.
While many videos explain the conversion of carbon dioxide in the red blood cell, this is the first I found that explains how the conversion is reversed in the alveoli. Thank you.
this was great! all of the other videos on this subject that I found on youtube can't match yours. this is the complete cycle from the tissue to the lungs, and no one else has talked about the whole cycle. thanks!
Thanks for the TH-cam videos! You talk about science the way people talk about movie twists. You’re so excited and passionate! It helps me see just how incredible our body is, all the things that have to happen in order for us to function!
I had this diagram in my CIE endorsed textbook and it wasn't that easy to understand and thought wasn't making any sense. After I watched your video it made it easy for me to understand the concept.
I have a feeling this topic is going to be the essay question on my final because my teacher talked a lot about this today. He made no sense at all. You explained this so well, thank you.
After we get the C02 from the working tissue cell, and its pulled into the RBC, where do we get the h2o from to turn it into carbonic acid? - do we just 'suck' it in from the high concentration of h2o in the blood plasma ? Thanks for the video ! the rest made more sense then my text book !
I don't think he mentioned this in the video but NaCl is present in the plasma as this reaction takes place. So HCO3 is forced out of the RBC into the plasma and attaches to Na (from the NaCl compound) resulting in NaHCO3. The Cl (from the NaCl compound) then enters the RBC to maintain electric neutrality. Thats why this process is called the chloride shift because Cl is shifting back and forth from the plasma to the RBC. Hope that helps! :)
Lmao. Been so many years after the med school and never knew since when I actually had this idea in my mind that acidosis is due to the lactic acid.. thanks. Well spent 8 minutes 😬
Can you please clarify where CO2 is produced before being exhaled? At 6:28 you said it's produced in the aveoli...I thought it was produced in the RBC? Thank you.
Great question! The answer to your question depends which perspective you are viewing this process from. From a cell biology perspective, Carbon dioxide is originally produced by active cells throughout the body via the Citric Acid Cycle (AKA TCA cycle, Krebs cycle). This is probably the most accurate answer to your question "where CO2 is produced". In the video at 6:28 I was describing it from the perspective of your lungs; more of a respiratory physiology perspective. From this perspective CO2 is constantly "produced" by the alveoli of the lungs and you breathing needs to expel the CO2 produced and also adjust to changes in that CO2 production. Technically the CO2 to transferred from the RBC to the alveolus. If you substitute the word transfer for produced in the video I think it will make more sense to you. Thanks for watching! Please let know if you have any other questions!
Is carbonic acid diffusion from the lymphatic system into the blood effective or does it happen at a fast rate? I saw somewhere where they said this happened very slowly.
+Jonathan Ron My favorite reference for human physiology is "Textbook of Medical Physiology" by Guyton & Hall. Also, CVphysiology.com is a great online resource. Specifically what rates and durations are you interested in?
Thanks, I'm trying to estimate a general limit time for apnea. so I'm interested in the reaction rates ( how long) and the rate of increase of CO2 levels in the blood and lungs
When you create carbonic acid you are lowering the pH of blood but when the H+ is absorbed by hemoglobin and bicarbonate is kicked out to the plasma does that increase the pH of the blood? I think this is where im stuck when trying to understand respiratory alkalosis or acidosis
I'll try and help you out... I only know of respiratory acidosis but it's the same concept. Carbon dioxide reacts with water in the blood plasma. This forms carbonic acid (h2co3). Then an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase causes the carbonic acid to dissociate into hydrogen ions(H+) and hydrogen carbonate ions(HCO3-). What causes the pH to decrease, is the H+ ions combining with haemoglobin. They compete win oxygen and because they have a higher affinity for haemoglobin than oxygen, they reduce oxygen transport. Which is why you have difficulty breathing, drowsiness etc is this what you were trying to understand?
literally the BEST explanation of what happens in the blood buffer system both chemically, mechanism, and biologically. Thank you!!!!
far better than any of my teachers have ever explained it thanks
One of the best lectures I've seen on the subject.
I saw a comment asking about where the CO2 in the blood comes from and where it goes, so I thought I'd comment in case anyone else watching wants to know. CO2 is a waste product of glucose metabolism in cells and it accumulates in the tissues. When oxygen carried by hemoglobin (in red blood cells in plasma of blood) passes thru the body, it gets ejected at places where the CO2 is accumulated. But the CO2 accumulation itself doesn't trigger the release of oxygen. The CO2 actually enters the blood plasma and from there it enters red blood cells where its broken down into carbonic acid and then further into protons (H+) and bicarbonate. The increase in this proton (H+) concentration is what triggers the hemoglobin to release the oxygen that it's holding, into the tissue. After delivering the oxygen to the tissues, the red blood cell takes up the CO2 and the blood flow continues to the heart from where it will enter the lungs to be exhaled.
I stumbled upon your explanation and it was by far the most concise yet informative and detailed.
While many videos explain the conversion of carbon dioxide in the red blood cell, this is the first I found that explains how the conversion is reversed in the alveoli. Thank you.
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So well explained that even I as a non-native speaker could get it. Thank you!
this was great! all of the other videos on this subject that I found on youtube can't match yours. this is the complete cycle from the tissue to the lungs, and no one else has talked about the whole cycle. thanks!
AndreaaaNS please do watch my video on transport of carbon dioxide th-cam.com/video/Sc-g6Ogg-RI/w-d-xo.html
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SO helpful! I was having trouble understanding this in lecture and from the textbook, but the way you explained it made it easy to grasp. Thanks!
Thanks for the TH-cam videos! You talk about science the way people talk about movie twists. You’re so excited and passionate! It helps me see just how incredible our body is, all the things that have to happen in order for us to function!
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First semester nursing school student here. great video :)
In the uk we have to do this at 16/17, it’s so difficult! Good luck with nursing school :)
I had this diagram in my CIE endorsed textbook and it wasn't that easy to understand and thought wasn't making any sense. After I watched your video it made it easy for me to understand the concept.
Thank you very much, it made carbon dioxide transport easier to understand.
What beautiful way to explain this process, thank you so much!!
Thank you so much, very clear explaination. I now understand the chloride shift and carbon dioxide transport! Better explaination than my teacher
Thank you so much! For some reason it wasn’t clicking until I watched your video.
I have a feeling this topic is going to be the essay question on my final because my teacher talked a lot about this today. He made no sense at all. You explained this so well, thank you.
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sorry to be ask so this is mean that hemoglobin is not specificly bind the co2 but it actually made it to bind H+? so what does bind the HCO3 in RBC ?
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Thank you for this lecture man!
This was very helpful, thank you.
After we get the C02 from the working tissue cell, and its pulled into the RBC, where do we get the h2o from to turn it into carbonic acid? - do we just 'suck' it in from the high concentration of h2o in the blood plasma ?
Thanks for the video ! the rest made more sense then my text book !
Since the blood is a watery (aqueous) solution the water is always present and available for use in chemical reactions.
What i dont Understand: Chlorid is Negative and hco3 as well so why do i have to Change?
I don't think he mentioned this in the video but NaCl is present in the plasma as this reaction takes place. So HCO3 is forced out of the RBC into the plasma and attaches to Na (from the NaCl compound) resulting in NaHCO3. The Cl (from the NaCl compound) then enters the RBC to maintain electric neutrality. Thats why this process is called the chloride shift because Cl is shifting back and forth from the plasma to the RBC.
Hope that helps! :)
Electric balance would have been the same if HCO3 stayed in the RBC and Cl in NaCl. Why exchange?
Great explanation. Thank You
Lmao. Been so many years after the med school and never knew since when I actually had this idea in my mind that acidosis is due to the lactic acid.. thanks. Well spent 8 minutes 😬
Can you comment on the difference between the hemoglobin buffer system vs the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system?
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Can you please clarify where CO2 is produced before being exhaled? At 6:28 you said it's produced in the aveoli...I thought it was produced in the RBC? Thank you.
Great question! The answer to your question depends which perspective you are viewing this process from. From a cell biology perspective, Carbon dioxide is originally produced by active cells throughout the body via the Citric Acid Cycle (AKA TCA cycle, Krebs cycle). This is probably the most accurate answer to your question "where CO2 is produced".
In the video at 6:28 I was describing it from the perspective of your lungs; more of a respiratory physiology perspective. From this perspective CO2 is constantly "produced" by the alveoli of the lungs and you breathing needs to expel the CO2 produced and also adjust to changes in that CO2 production. Technically the CO2 to transferred from the RBC to the alveolus. If you substitute the word transfer for produced in the video I think it will make more sense to you.
Thanks for watching!
Please let know if you have any other questions!
Why is deoxygenated Hb a better H+ buffer/proton acceptor than oxygenated Hb?
Is carbonic acid diffusion from the lymphatic system into the blood effective or does it happen at a fast rate? I saw somewhere where they said this happened very slowly.
Thank you! Great video! Totally understand this now! :)
Great video! Thank you
Btw where is the pict you got? Reference plis
Excelent video, can you point out some references abou the rates, duration and energy costs of these processes?
+Jonathan Ron My favorite reference for human physiology is "Textbook of Medical Physiology" by Guyton & Hall. Also, CVphysiology.com is a great online resource.
Specifically what rates and durations are you interested in?
Thanks,
I'm trying to estimate a general limit time for apnea. so I'm interested in the reaction rates ( how long) and the rate of increase of CO2 levels in the blood and lungs
CVphysiology is indeed a gem. You've provided a well-paced and lucid video as well. Good job.
So what stimulates the CO2 to leave the red blood cells?
thank you very nice, appreciated
So carbonic anhydrase has 2 roles? It catalyses the breakdown of h2co3 and also formation of it?
yes
well !! but i have a doubt - what happens if bicarbonate is accumulated in RBC???????????????? is it burst??????
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very helpful!
When you create carbonic acid you are lowering the pH of blood but when the H+ is absorbed by hemoglobin and bicarbonate is kicked out to the plasma does that increase the pH of the blood? I think this is where im stuck when trying to understand respiratory alkalosis or acidosis
I'll try and help you out... I only know of respiratory acidosis but it's the same concept. Carbon dioxide reacts with water in the blood plasma. This forms carbonic acid (h2co3). Then an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase causes the carbonic acid to dissociate into hydrogen ions(H+) and hydrogen carbonate ions(HCO3-). What causes the pH to decrease, is the H+ ions combining with haemoglobin. They compete win oxygen and because they have a higher affinity for haemoglobin than oxygen, they reduce oxygen transport. Which is why you have difficulty breathing, drowsiness etc is this what you were trying to understand?
very good
so CO2 is unloaded I'm the alveoli only? im trying to figure out if loading occurs throughout the arteries and veins? or only in venous system?
Only venous system because only deoxygenated blood has to get oxygen
so when is carbaminohemoglobin formed?
Carbaminohemoglobin is formed when ever CO2 binds to hemoglobin. Carbaminohemoglobin is simply the fancy name for hemoglobin when CO2 is bound to it.
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Well put! It was a little unclear for me before this.
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Started breathing properly after this video
Why, chloride shift is essential?
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