THE RESPIRATORY

SYSTEMAlec Mojica

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THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM allows us to breathe Most important part

is lungs Lungs get filled with

oxygen Blood comes in

contact with oxygen Gets rid of waste

called Carbon Dioxide

Waste comes out when we exhaled

THE LARYNX Contain vocal

chords

Used when we breathe, talk, or swallow

THE TRACHEA Also called

windpipe

Connects mouth and nose to lungs

THE ALVEOLUS Small air bag

Exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide happen here

THE BRONCHUS Tube in lungs

Connects trachea to lungs

THE BRONCHIOLES Thin air passage

to lungs

Leads to bigger airway

THE LUNGS Two organs in

chest

Take out carbon dioxide

Brings in oxygen

DIAPHRAGM Helps get air in

and out of your lungs

Does this by moving up and down

BIBLIOGRAPHY http://www.kidsbiology.com/human_biology/respiratory-system.php http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/resp1.htm http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/lungs.html http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6224 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5829 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2212 http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/bronchus http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/bronchiole http://www.umm.edu/respiratory/images/respiratory_anatomy.jpg

(Respiratory System picture) http://www.biologycorner.com/anatomy/respiratory/Larynx%20front.jpg

(Larynx Picture) http://scapula.pl/anatomia/duze_rys/image961.gif (trachea picture) http://www.asthmahelpline.com/photos%20site/ALVEOLI.jpg (alveolus) http://www.medidoktor.hu/images/bronchi-bronchioles-alveoli.jpg (bronchus) http://www.uvm.edu/~inquiryb/webquest/sp09/cnclark/bronchioles.gif

(bronchioles) http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/imgs/KidsHealth/kid/body/images_5926

5/1127505986415.internal_lungs260.gif (lungs)

http://www.umm.edu/graphics/images/en/19380.jpg (diaphragm)