RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

WHY YOU NEED IT!

• The respirtory system supplies oxygen to the circular system.
• The respirtory system also allows you to breathe and live.
• You need oxygen other wise your other systems will shut down

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HOW IT GOES!

• You take a breathe through your mouth or nose.
• As the air goes through the nasel cavity it is warmed and moistened.
• It then goes down the trechea and a valve that doesnt let food down.
• After the trechea it enters the bronchi in the lungs.
• It then reaches alveoli which does the exchange between blood and oxygen.

DISEASES!

• Asthema
• Pneumonia
• Acute Bronchitis
• Tuberculosis

WAY TO MAINTAIN IT!

• Smoking is a no no.
• Stay away from smaug.
• Try to stay in clean air as much as possible.

FACTS!

• Most animals that have a spine have 2 lungs.
• Lungs let you breathe and move your muscles.
• You can live with only 1 lung.
• Both your lungs can be very different.

WHAT THEY DO!

• Mouth and Nose- Take the air in a warm and moisten it.
• Trechea- This is the pipe for air and has a valve to keep food out.
• Lungs- This holds the air while it being distributed.
• Bronchi- This splits the air into the alvoli.
• Alvoli- This is where the air is exchange and put in the blood.

SOURCES!

• http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20488696,00.html
• http://www.webmd.com/lung/lung-diseases-overview
• http://quizlet.com/11308866/7-respiratory-system-process-flash-cards/
• http://quizlet.com/225319/respiratory-system-parts-functions-movements-and-...
• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz