What is the difference between internal and external respiration ?
Internal Respiration | External Respiration |
It refers to the exchange of gases between the air, the alveoli and the blood. | It refers to oxidation of the glucose and the generation of the energy. |
It occurs at the individual cellular level. | It occurs via nostrils, nasal cavity, bronchus, bronchioles and alveoli. |
It is a biochemical process, involving the oxidation of glucose to generate ATPs. | It is just a physical process in which air moves inside and outside of the body. |
In this process, glucose undergoes oxidation to generate ATP, Carbon dioxide and water. | In this process, Oxygen moves inside the lungs and carbon dioxide is exhaled out. |