Respiratory System: Don T Forget To Breath

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Don’t Forget to Breath The human respiratory system is a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide. The main organs of the respiratory system are lungs, which carry out this exchange of gases as we breathe. Red blood cells collect the oxygen from the lungs and carry it to the organs that need oxygen. During the process, red blood cells collect the carbon dioxide and transport it back to the lungs, where it leaves the body when we exhale. The lungs are a very important part of the respiratory system. The lungs are a pair of large, spongy organs optimized for gas exchange between our blood and the air. Our bodies require oxygen in order to survive. The lungs provide us with oxygen while also removing carbon dioxide. The lungs main function is to help oxygen from the air we breathe enter the red cells in the blood. Red blood cells then carry oxygen around the body to be used in the cells found in our body. The lungs also help the body to get rid of carbon dioxide when we breathe out. The most important muscle of inhalation is the diaphragm. Found beneath the lungs, the diaphragm is a …show more content…

The process of taking air into the lungs is inhalation, and the process of breathing it out is exhalation. The oxygen then flows into the bloodstream with the blood then going to all the main organs and back into the lungs. Breathing during sleep is our breathing is regulated by the 'automatic ' nervous system over which we have no voluntary control. Breathing is controlled by the part of the brain called the brain stem. Acute respiratory infection is an infection that may interfere with normal breathing. It can affect just your upper respiratory system, which starts at your sinuses and ends at your vocal

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