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Think of all T
O
the reasons G
E
why we need T
H
a respiratory E
R
system.
§Respiratory systems
allow animals to move
oxygen (needed for
cellular respiration)
into body tissues and
remove carbon dioxide
(waste product of
cellular respiration)
from cells.
There are the four phases of
respiration:
1. Breathing
2. External Respiration
3. Internal Respiration
4. Cellular Respiration
1. Breathing – the
process of taking air
in and out of the lungs.
2. External
Respiration – the
exchange of oxygen
and carbon dioxide
between the air and
the blood within the
lungs.
§3. Internal Respiration –
the exchange of oxygen
and carbon dioxide
between the blood and
the body cells.
4. Cellular Respiration –
this is the process of
using oxygen to
breakdown sugar in food
producing energy (ATP)
in cells, and the release
of carbon dioxide as a
waste product.
1. Nose- filters
and warn the
entering air
with the help of
cilia (hairs
inside it).
2. Pharynx-
commonly
called the
throat. It
connects to
the nose with
the windpipe.
3. Larynx-
commonly called
the voice box. It
prevents the
passage of the
food and other
foreign particles
into the lower
respiratory tract.
4. Trachea-
commonly
called the
windpipe.
5. Bronchus (sing.)-
passageway of the air
that branches inside
the lungs. Each
bronchus continues to
branch until it is very
small and ends in a
tiny air sac called
alveolus (plural:
alveoli). Two tubes of
bronchus is called
bronchi.
6. Lungs- two upside
down, cone shaped
organs inside the
chest. The lungs are
really two bags full of
thousands and
thousands of alveoli.
It is at the alveoli
inside the lungs that
gases are exchanged.
7. Diaphragm- a
large muscle that
lies flat at the
bottom of the
chest cavity. The
diaphragm aids
in breathing by
moving up and
down.
8. Rib muscles-
tissues between
the ribs that
protects the lungs.
This muscle
causes the chest
cavity to enlarge
and contract to aid
breathing.
§Draw Respiratory System and Explain
each part.
Criteria Points
Explanation 15
Creativity 10
Quality of Work (cleanliness, color) 10
Originality 10
TOTAL 45 pts
§When people quit smoking, if the
lungs are not damaged they can often
clean themselves because the cilia
are no longer paralyzed. People with
cystic fibrosis have trouble with lung
infections because their lung mucus is
thick and sticky. What roles do cilia
and mucus play in lung health?