Respiratory System

By Peter Abfalter
Lungs Nose
Each of the pair of Lungs are situated within the rib cage, Nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or
consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which nares, which receive and expel air for respiration alongside the
air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and mouth
carbon dioxide be removed
There are two lobes in the left and 3 in the right, since the
right lung is bigger.
Epiglottis Pharynx(Throat)
a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is the passage that leads from the back of the mouth of a
depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the person or animal
windpipe
Bronchioles Larynx
are passages in the respiratory system that begin at the end the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the
of the bronchi lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other
mammals
Nasal Cavity Bronchi
is an airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into is an airway in the respiratory tract that conducts air into
the lungs the lungs
Trachea Diaphragm
a large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle that extends across the
extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and bottom of the thoracic cavity
conveying air to and from the lungs
Intercostal Cilia
several groups of muscles that run between the ribs, is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle that extends across the
and help form and move the chest wall bottom of the thoracic cavity
Goblet Cell Alveolus
A goblet cell is a glandular, modified simple columnar
epithelial cell whose function is to secrete gel-forming any of the many tiny air sacs of
mucins, the major components of mucus the lungs which allow for rapid
gaseous exchange.
Ventilation Inspiration
The exchange of air between it is the flow of the respiratory
the lungs and the atmosphere current into an organism.
It takes place in the lungs.
Gaseous
Exchange
It is the process of adding
oxygen to the blood stream.
Mucus
A slime substance secreted by
the mucous membrane and
glands that are used for
lubrication and protection of the
throat.
Inhale Exhale
To breathe in gas, oxygen, To breathe out
carbon dioxide. It enters through It leaves starting at the lung,
the mouth/nose, goes down the then the throat, then out of the
throat into the lungs. mouth/nose
How Muscles Move the Rib Cage and the
Diaphragm
When you breathe in, the diaphragm contracts making it move downwards, which
in turn compresses the abdominal cavity and raises the ribcage.

When you exhale, your diaphragm expand and lowers your rib cage.
Air Movement and Pressure during Inhale and
Exhale
During inhalation, air comes in through the nostrils/mouth, throat, voice box,
trachea, bronchi, bronchial tubes, bronchioles, and the alveoli. Exhale is the
opposite order of this.

While inhaling the pressure decreases, due to the expansion of the thoracic cavity.

Pressure increases when inhaling, since it is in a smaller space.

Bibliography
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