The Respiratory System

By Chelsea Canlas 8-14

Summary

Lungs

Main part of the respiratory system

Takes in oxygen, removes carbon dioxide

Red blood cells drop off oxygen to our body cells

Larynx

Voice box

What makes us speak

Protects the trachea

Trachea

First thing that oxygen travels through in your body

Filters the air we breathe

Bronchi

Two separate tubes that the oxygen passes through into our lungs

Divides the oxygen so it’ll fill both lungs

Bronchioles

Branches in your lungs that oxygen travels through

Also divides the oxygen to fill our lungs

Alveoli

Primary gas exchange units of the lung

Extremely thin, so that the gas exchange is rapid

Diaphragm

Located at the bottom of your lungs

Made up of internal muscle

Helps push out carbon dioxide and is main force for breathing

Bibliography: URL’s

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hlw/hlw_respsys.html

http://hes.ucfsd.org/gclaypo/repiratorysys.html http://www.umm.edu/respiratory/anatomy.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/resp1.htm http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPage

s/P/Pulmonary.html http://oac.med.jhmi.edu/res_phys/Encyclopedia/Alveol

i/Alveoli.HTML

Picture URL’s

Lungs: http://www.elements4health.com/images/stories/conditions/lungs.jpg

Larynx: http://www.biologycorner.com/anatomy/respiratory/Larynx%20front.jpg

Trachea: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/15400/15499/trachea_15499_lg.gif

Bronchi : http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~jaliff/bronchi.gif Bronchioles:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i1kSkZv7L-E/SvQzXv7Iz8I/AAAAAAAACdQ/mXItX3nEqu0/s320/bronchioles.jpg

Alveoli: http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/explore/embryology/day15/graphics/alveoli.gif

Diaphragm: http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/jeopardy/Diaphragm.jpg