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    The respiratory system consists of the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, diaphragm and alveoli. The nasal cavity warms and filters air before it reaches the lungs. The pharynx and larynx deliver air to the trachea. The trachea branches into bronchi in the lungs. The lungs provide oxygen to blood and remove carbon dioxide. The diaphragm and alveoli facilitate gas exchange between the lungs and bloodstream.

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    The respiratory system consists of the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, diaphragm and alveoli. The nasal cavity warms and filters air before it reaches the lungs. The pharynx and larynx deliver air to the trachea. The trachea branches into bronchi in the lungs. The lungs provide oxygen to blood and remove carbon dioxide. The diaphragm and alveoli facilitate gas exchange between the lungs and bloodstream.

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    The respiratory system consists of the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, diaphragm and alveoli. The nasal cavity warms and filters air before it reaches the lungs. The pharynx and larynx deliver air to the trachea. The trachea branches into bronchi in the lungs. The lungs provide oxygen to blood and remove carbon dioxide. The diaphragm and alveoli facilitate gas exchange between the lungs and bloodstream.

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    ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

    RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

    Image retrieved from: Seeley's essentials of anatomy & physiology 10th Edition

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    Nasal Cavity
    The nasal cavity is a hollow space within the nose and skull that is lined with hairs and mucus membrane. The function of
    the nasal cavity is to warm, moisturize, and filter air entering the body before it reaches the lungs
    Pharynx (throat)
    The tube that delivers air from your mouth and nose to the trachea (windpipe).
    Larynx
    The larynx , commonly called the voicebox, is located in the anterior throat and extends from the base of the tongue to the
    trachea. It’s main functions are:
    (1) maintains an open airway,
    (2) protects the airway during swallowing

    Trachea
    The trachea or windpipe is a membranous tube attached to the larynx. It consists of connective tissue and smooth
    muscle, reinforced with 16–20 C-shaped pieces of hyaline cartilage. It allows air to flow into the lungs.

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    Bronchi
    The bronchi branch from the trachea into each lung and create the network of intricate passages that supply the lungs
    with air.
    Lungs
    Together the lungs form one of the body’s largest organs. They’re responsible for providing oxygen to capillaries and
    exhaling carbon dioxide.
    Diaphragm
    The diaphragm is the main respiratory muscle that contracts and relaxes to allow air into the lungs.
    Alveoli
    Are tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles (tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs). The alveoli are where the lungs
    and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide during the process of breathing in and breathing out. Oxygen
    breathed in from the air passes through the alveoli and into the blood and travels to the tiss ues throughout the body.
    Carbon dioxide travels in the blood from the body's tissues and passes through the alveoli to be breathed out.

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