the ngs thea ade ther forced out
‘person contr the rat of breathing andl can even stop breathing or
‘short me Butts nsporsbet voluntary stp beating Bermanety
‘ecave breathing Ike the hesrtbea son kwountary act canted
‘by nerve centers in the bri ster, the lower pat ofthe brn
These centers ae connected wit the mules ofthe rib cage at
rage and they mereese or decease de rate of breming according
to the needs ofthe body.
2. Respiration
Inte ifesuppontng process af esplation, oxygen fom ineoming ai
enters the blood and cation doxide, 9 waste gas from the metabo
food exaled into the mosphere. At entering the Wnge contains
aout 21 percent angen and 008 percent carbon dose Airieavng the
lungs contains about 18 percent oxygen and about 44 percent cabon
lose. The composiion of the ar changes between Inspration and
‘erpiration. when the aif dep in the hing ttue
The exchange of gases takes place when air reaches the aleot
‘hese smal sacs are only ne eal thick. and they ae surrounded by
‘lod capes that ate also only one ca hick, A ses through
‘hee calito the capilry blood which cartes the onygensch ato
te heart to be distbuted theaughout the Body nthe avec, at the
same time, gaseous carbon dlxide difses tr the blood ite the
ing on sexed
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THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
(PART 11)
Comparkon of Graduation and Proportion
Location (Nontechnical Terms)
Read the following reading selection carly before you do the
‘comprehension exerises
Te terynx or vice boris oeated
below the pharynx. The vocal cords
within the larynx are surround and
protected by nine cartilages. The
fords vibrate when sr forced from
the tangs through the larynx. The
vibrations produce sound or speech
The trachea, consisting mostly
of horse-shoe-siaped cartilages i &
‘continuation of te lags. Te wc
tivides into the right an! the ler
— & eonchi, wich enter de lungs Each
bronchus divides and subdivides into smaller and smaller bronchioles,
The broschices lead ino the alveoli or tiny air ston of the lungs,
“The right andthe lef lungs lie within the thoracic cage on either
side of the heart The comaction and expansion of the hing is
‘cased by dinphmgmatic action. The diophagon, which ia sheet of
‘unele attached w the nibs and spinal column, conmacts and vlanes
during respiration
‘Tie billions of airsacs ofthe lungs hive thin, membranous wall
Surrounding each alvoolis ote sae are many minute blond vessels
Thi relationship between the air sacs and the capillaries forms th
‘hai for chemeal respation52, INVERSION AFTER ADVERBIAL OF PLACE (imersion
of Subjoxy
1 nartave ana descriptive wekng is common to begin sentences
with adveriol expressions te nthe nck, und the comer nthe
‘mouth. When these are flowed by ttaritve verbs the "come
‘tard ive wa be stated Inversion i common. The whale ver
‘spur fore the subject.
Or the il in frm ef my hose stood very bg state,
Round the corner walked a policemen.
Just inside the masts are tn has ald cia,
Inversion ofthis kind can be apple to sentences whose verbal
phrases desgnate locaton and decton, The verbs con be any wer
‘hat includes the meoring ofa fal sate
Inversion of subjects abo occurs win the subject is important.
An accumulation ofthe inventions and discoveries of past ages
ues np today’ science = Making yp today scence
‘accumadation ofthe aversion and discoveries of pasts
"EXERCISE 3 Rearrange the towing Lots ing te ecu
of ierworsion. ™ ae
1. The genes which passes on certain tras fom ane generation 10
nother em the puceus.
2. Anautomatic nerve centers located nthe wal ofthe ight ale
3: Fibers of combined muscular and nervous characteris un fom
this center
4 The ptutary gland slcated ust under the brain.
5. A 900 of cols called ses of Langerhans I ered i the
‘6. Many minute ed vessels surround each ecko a
2. Oxygen and sult aio fl into this group.
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1 FREE READING
*.tieaening i umans
[Ahough the words breathing and respiration ae sometimes used
Inverchangeabiy, they have sting: meanings. Breathing isthe process
‘of moving ongen ric aot and uo the kings. n respiration, body
cals use oxygen to create energy forming carbon donde oa waste
product that i exhaled.
Because body cel are constant using up n/gen and producing
‘aon soi, the ngs work conten An adult normaly breathes
‘tom 1 to 20 nes por minute but vigorous exes can raise the rate
to so breaths per mie, A chi eof beating rex faster than
fan adults at rest and 2 newbom baby ha arate of about 40 breaths
[ec minute, In gnerak smaller amas have faster breathing rates than
arg anumats. a for exampe, reathes about 60 ties per minute
Wile 2 horse breathes ony about 12 times per minute
The process of breathing Is generally divided into two phases
lnspicson and expiration nprion, as mowed nt the ng In
fxpration air i forced ou of he lunge The lungs themselves have no
‘muscle tae, Ther movers are contd by the i cage and the
laphvage. During inspraton the musces sound the ribcage contract,
ling the ribs upward and outward. and lowering the dome of the
‘daphngm uel forms neath fiat neck As rest of ese changes the
chest ay expan Because the gs ae attached tothe chest cay
‘hey aso expand. With the enlargement ofthe ngs. ai pressure Inside
‘the kings fas below the pressure of the alr outside Ue body creating
{part vacaur, and at rom outa the body rushes ito the ungs.
The amount of ait normally taken into the lungs in single reat
ering ult breathing ales he ta vlume in ads eda ole
‘sequal to about 0 Ines (about 1 a The lungs can Hold about ten
times this volume if hey fe fled to capac This maskrum aroun
Called tha vital capac Is generally about 38 Fer about 4 at), but
‘anes fom one indvdua the next. Athletes, for example can have 3
‘ial cpscty ofa much 5481657 bers (5 4 6 The wil eat
‘s reached only during strendous exercise
Ie expaton se muscles that Mt the i cage ard lawer he laphreg|
rela AS ares, the No cage and the chaphvagm ret to the orgs
postions ant the ngs cantrat mith ther With each contraction of
saat _EXERCISE POR PRACTICE: Fill i the blanks with wands you
ave just stubead
1. Breathing is »__over which ma as ony some contol
2 Due to other body systems. expiration becomes somewhat
automate 20d
3. Ast nie the nests are tiny hale of cla which or
‘ers particles of ust om the aso a they donot hangs
“4 The mucus a wel asthe ca stand foreign mater
5. When food is swallowed, the epiglot ois aver the opening of
‘he frye this sto occurs the food stars down the wrong
‘ube and causes the peson to choke
‘V3. WORD MEANING Replace the words printed in cept leters
with the ones from the reading selston thet have seme meaning,
1, Respiation isan involuntary process. ts unable to contol
wainety.
2 Dust and undesiable foreign materials are REMOVED from the ait
‘we reat n by tiny has Just inside the noes
2. Before the ai enters the hngs tis leaned, MADE SUGHTLY WET
and warmed bythe nose al nal cies
‘4 The phar FUNCTIONS as a passageway for both fod and a
When the air GETS TO the opening of the lar, THE FLAP
(OF CARTILAGE atthe opening remains open to let the a enter
the phys.
6. When the piglets cannot cover the opening ofthe lary, ood
[BEGINS TO ENTER the wrong tae and causes you to choke. which
CAUSES the coughing refex 10 START HAPPENING This ees eps
"TO SENO the food OUT FROM the larynx
VATERMINOLOGY
EXERCISE 1: Dedie whi othe war onthe lf hare the meaning
‘provided on the righ
‘bronchitis a. Pasi reconstcton of the nose.
2. wacheotomy Removal of the ltyns.
Si naoplasty —_€ Examination f the interior ofthe ley
108 sa
4: larmaectomy Incision ino the sacea usualy for insertion
‘of tbe overcome ache obsnuction
fe Intarmation of the bronctu
6 Infamimatin of the lungs.
9. Concerning the tangs
S41, FOREIGN PLURAL FORMATION Sic careflly ts table
10 know how English medical terms Bortowd from Latin and Greck
tare turned ino plural
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Formula -forlne
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