The

Respiratory
System

The Respiratory System

The respiratory system is a series of
organs responsible for breathing. Without
the system, we wouldn't live. So therefore,
it is very important along with every
system we have. In this book, it will be
discussing about the process on how the
respiratory system work. The respiratory
system is responsible for supplying oxgen to
our blood to be distributed around the body.

The
Process of
Inhaling

The Respiratory System starts with an

oxygen atom being sucked in through are
nose and our mouth - known as inhaling.
The oxygen also goes through the sinuses,
which are hollow spaces in our skull.
Sinuses help us control the temperature
and the humidity of the air we breathe. The
oxygen them goes through the epiglottis
first. It is responsible for keeping the food
away from our lungs. It then goes through
the trachea, also known as the wind pipe
qich filters the air that we inhale.

The trachea branches out to the bronchus,

which contain tiny hairs called cilla. The cilla
moves back and forth which carries mucus
up. The mucus, is a sticky substance which
collects germs, dust and other matter that
invaded the lungs - to be expelled by sneezing,
coughing, etc. The bronchi then goes to the
brinchioles which leads in the lobes of the
lungs. The lungs consist of three lobes in the
right; two in the left. The bronchioles lead the
air into the lungs.

In the lungs, there are small spongy sacs

called alveoli. It is where gas exchange
occurs - the exchange of oxygen to carbon
dioxide. Alveoli has thin walls called alveolar
walls - it is composed of thin tissues contain
blood vessels called, pulmonary capillaries.
Deoxygenated blood, contaning CO2, passes
through the pulmonary artery to be
oxygenated. While oxygented blood is carried
by the pulmonary vein to the heart and is to
be pumped out throughout the body.
This
process occurs because we need to oxygen to
get our muscles woking.

The Process
of Exhaling
Exhaling is the process of
breathing out air. It starts
at the alveoli - during gas
exchange. The CO2 taken
away from the blood is
released upon exhaling. Upon
exhaling, the lungs recoil to
force the CO2 and other
gasses out of the lungs to
make its way through the
bronchioles, bronchi, trachea,
then the nasal and oral
cavity.

The Diaphragm

The diaphragm, is a dome-like muscle

seperating the chest cavity and the
abdominal cavity.
Upon inhaling, the
diaphragm contracts to give room for the
lungs. While exhaling, the diaphragm then
rellaxes which helps the lungs to release air
out of the body.