tissue respiration
nounUK /ˈtɪʃ.uː ˌres.pɪˈreɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈtɪʃ.uː ˌres.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
Tissue respiration is how the tiny parts inside your body use oxygen to make energy.
During exercise, tissue respiration speeds up to give your muscles more energy.
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2. The exchange of gases between the blood and body cells.
Tissue respiration keeps cells supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide.
3. The chemical process in cells that releases energy from food using oxygen.
Tissue respiration breaks down glucose to release usable energy.
4. The part of breathing that happens inside the body's tissues rather than in the lungs.
Doctors studied tissue respiration to understand how cells get oxygen.