Ok, I know there are some people out here with tons of knowledge on the subject so if what I say here sounds any bit dumb, well, realize I only know so much about the subject.
I've been thinking about how the body uses oxygen and such. I know oxygen exchange happens in the alveoli with oxygen passing into the blood stream while carbon dioxide is passed out of the bloodstream into the lungs and exhaled.
I know oxygen (O2) is used by the body and carbon dioxide (CO2) is the waste product; where does the carbon molecule come from? If we could somehow cut the carbon molecule out of the equasion, what would happen to urge to breathe? (I know urge to breath is not low oxygen but high carbon dioxide that stimulated thye breathing process.)
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