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Pave you ever wondered how you breaLhe? now Lake
a deep breaLh, one of Lhe ma[or body sysLems, Lhe
resplraLory sysLem ls aL work! ln Lhls reporL you wlll flnd
ouL more abouL Lhe lmporLanL resplraLory sysLem.
1he funcLlons of Lhe resplraLory sysLem are: LhaL lL
helps wlLh breaLhlng, and lL carrles oxygen Lhrough ouL Lhe
blood sLream. lL also geLs help from dlfferenL sysLems Lo
do Lhese funcLlons buL LhaL wlll be explalned ln
lnLeracLlons.
1here are dlfferenL organs ln Lhe
resplraLory sysLem, for example: lungs,
dlaphragm, Lrachea, bronchlal Lubes,
alveoll, caplllarles, larynx and even more.
1he resplraLory sysLem lnLeracLs
wlLh dlfferenL sysLems. llrsL, lL lnLeracLs wlLh Lhe
clrculaLory sysLem Lo help Lhe resplraLory sysLem
supply Lhe blood wlLh oxygen. Secondly, lL
lnLeracLs wlLh Lhe muscular sysLem because Lhe
lungs and dlaphragm are muscles. llnally, lL lnLeracLs
wlLh Lhe skeleLal sysLem because Lhe rlbcage holds Lhe
resplraLory sysLem LogeLher.
1here are many dlseases LhaL lnfecL Lhe resplraLory
sysLem, here are some well-known dlseases.
Lung cancer and emphysema are boLh caused by
smoklng, and boLh cause breaLhlng problems.
AsLhma also a dlsease LhaL cause breaLhlng
problems, buL lL ls caused by dusL, pollen and
parLlcles ln Lhe alr. Whlle lung cancer and
emphysema damages Lhe cells ln your lungs, asLhma
LlghLens Lhe bronchlal Lubes ln your lungs so lL wlll be hard
Lo breaLhe.
uo you know how Lo keep
Lhe sysLem healLhy? ?ou musL
avold Loxlc wasLe, Lry Lo avold
alr polluLlon, avold polsonous
gas, don'L smoke, and do
regular exerclse llke runnlng,
swlmmlng, [umplng, and
walklng.
lf you dldn'L have Lhe resplraLory sysLem you won'L
be able Lo breaLhe or even llve! So please remember Lo
Lake care of Lhls ma[or body sysLem, and also please don'L
smoke!