Respiratory System

Do NowA student eats a sandwich for lunch: digested starch bloodstream cell cell organelle ATP

1. Identify the molecules used to digest starch.2. Identify the molecules produced when starch is

digested.

3. Explain why starch must be digested before it can enter the bloodstream.

4. Identify the structure in the cell that will produce ATP from the starch building blocks.

5. State why ATP is important to cells.

How does the Respiratory System help maintain homeostasis?

Take in oxygen (O2) for cellular respiration. This allows ATP to be produced and available for life functions.

Excrete carbon dioxide (CO2) as a

waste product.

Respiratory system consists of two lungs & a system of tubes that carry air from the external environment to internal membranes (alveoli) for gas exchange.

Predict the path air takes to completely enter the lungs

The Path Air Takes Air enters through the nasal cavity:

• Nose is adapted for warming, moistening and filtering the air

Blood vessels warm cold air

Mucous adds moisture to dry air

Mucous also traps dust and pathogens (sneezed out or swallowed)

WHY

The Path Air Takes Air passes from your nose to the pharynx , past the larynx (voice box) and into the trachea (windpipe).

• The trachea (windpipe) forks to form two bronchi

• Each bronchi branches into many bronchioles (smaller tubes)

• The bronchioles end in clusters of tiny sacs called Alveoli (air sacs)

Nose Pharynx Larynx Trachea Bronchi bronchioles Alveoli

How do we get air to enter our lungs?

The action of your diaphragm and surrounding muscles between your ribs enable you to breath in and out.

Breathing – the alternation of inhaling and exhaling

Is your diaphragm a muscle?

How do we inhale and exhale?

Inhale:Diaphragm contracts and moves downwardMuscles between the ribs move the rib cage up and

outward

Exhale:Diaphragm relaxes

and moves upMuscles between

the ribs relax

Do Now1. What is the name of the tube that air uses to

travel to the lungs?

2. What is the name of the tube that food uses to travel to the stomach?

3. How does air enter our bodies?

4. Why must we inhale Oxygen?

5. Why does our body produce Carbon Dioxide?

Inhaled AirFinal destination of inhaled air are the Alveoli sacs in lungs.

Alveoli are thin-walled sacs in the lungs surrounded by a network of capillaries

Capillaries are very thin blood vessels

*Air breathed in has:

Lots of O2

Little CO2

Gas Exchange in Alveoli Inhale

Oxygen diffuses from alveoli into capillaries (blood)

O2 is absorbed Exhale

Carbon Dioxide diffuses from capillaries (blood) into alveoli

CO2 is excreted

Alveoli

Gases move by diffusion from high to low concentration

Diffusion of GasesCapillaries in LUNGS Capillaries in MUSCLE

Blood Blood Body / Muscles

Low O2

High CO2

Low O2

High CO2Low CO2Low CO2

High O2 High O2

Lungs

Why?

Gas Exchange Summary

Blood going towards lungs from the heart• ______ in Oxygen • ______ in Carbon Dioxide

Blood going away from lungs towards the heart • ______ in Oxygen • ______ in Carbon Dioxide

Blood is pumped from the heart to the lungs… why?

Blood goes from the lungs back to the heart… why?

What gas do the alveoli pass into the capillaries?• oxygen

What gas do the capillaries pass into the alveoli?• Carbon dioxide

Do Now • Organ systems of the human body interact

to maintain a balanced internal environment. As blood flows through certain organs of the body, the composition of the blood changes because of interactions with those organs.

State one change in the composition of the blood as it flows through the respiratory system.

Control of RespirationBreathing is usually an involuntary process

Partially controlled by an internal feedback mechanism

This involves signals being sent to the brain about the chemistry of your blood

Feedback Mechanism___ CO2 = ____ pH (acid) = _____ Breathing rate

Carbon dioxide dissolves in blood increasing acidity (low pH)

Signal sent rib muscles & diaphragm to contract

Person inhales to excrete CO2 and absorb O2

Breathing and Homeostasis

HomeostasisKeeping the internal environment of the body balanced

– Need to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide– Need to balance energy (ATP) production

What happens to your breathing when you run?

Exercise and Respiration When you exercise (run, jump…dance) you breathe faster

WHY do you breathe faster?

Breathe faster:

Need –

Bring in –

Excrete – Excess Carbon Dioxide

More ATP / Energy

More Oxygen

How does the Respiratory system help maintain homeostasis?

Failure of Homeostasis

• Asthma – is a severe allergic reaction in which the constriction of the bronchioles make breathing difficult

Bronchitis – is an inflammation of the linings of the bronchial tubes. The air passages become swollen and clogged with mucus causing coughing and difficulty breathing

Emphysema – is a lung disorder in which the walls of the air sacs break down and there is less respiratory surface of the lungs.

Often caused by smokingA failure in the respiratory system leads to an imbalance in energy production