Learn About the Respiratory System

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BREATH IN

Why do you need to breathe?

All the cells in your body require oxygen. Without it, they couldn't move, build, reproduce, and turn food into energy. In fact, without oxygen, they and you would die! How do you get oxygen? From breathing in air which your blood circulates to all parts of the body.

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* BREATH IN -- your body gets oxygen from the air. Rib muscles contract to pull ribs up and out. The DIAPHRAGM muscle contracts to pull down the lungs. Tissue expands to suck in air.
* BREATH OUT -- you get rid of other gases that your body does not need. Rib muscles relax. The Diaphragm muscle relaxes. Tissue returns to resting position and forces air out.

The Respiratory System (The Human Body, How It Works) 

Release date - August 30, 2009

The Respiratory System (The Human Body, How It Works)

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Breathing is essential to human survival, as it gives us the necessary oxygen we need to live. Yet, the act of respiration is an involuntary process, something many people don't think about on a day-to-day basis. "The Respiratory System" explains how we get air into our lungs, and how our bodies use that air, and the fundamental physical and biological principles underlying respiratory function. In addition, this essential title examines several respiratory diseases and how they affect the body as a whole.

Do you long to better understand your lungs? - DVD 

Standard Deviants School - Anatomy, Program 6 - The Lymphatic and Respiratory Systems (Classroom Edition)

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Do you long to better understand your lungs? You'll learn all about the amazing lymphatic and respiratory SYSTEM. First we'll cover the lymphatic system and all of its wonders. Then we'll tackle the respiratory system, where you'll see how our bodies obtain oxygen from the air and distribute it throughout our bodies.

What happens when a person breathes, coughs, sneezes, or hiccups?  

Lungs: Your Respiratory System

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Grade 3-6-This straightforward overview of the respiratory system follows the journey of a breath through the body.

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Easier - The lungs, airways, diaphragm, windpipe, throat, mouth, and nasal passages are all part of the respiratory system. Respiration is the process of breathing in and out through this system. Smoking and air pollution are two common causes of respiratory problems.

Harder - Oxygen is taken into the body through the airways, absorbed into the lungs, then transported through the body in the blood. The lungs also give out carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Humans and land animals with backbones have similar respiratory systems. This system includes passages that connect the nose and mouth to the lungs.

You probably don't think very much about your respiratory system, but it is essential for life. Every once in a while a cough, sneeze, or hiccup will remind you about this body system. A cough is the way your system clears the airway. A sneeze is caused by an irritation in the upper airway. A hiccup is a spasm of the diagram.

Concise review of respiratory physiology and disease processes 

The Respiratory System at a Glance

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"This book is an essential purchase for medical students and other allied health students who would like detailed and concise information about the respiratory system. Each chapter has been updated and modified within the illustrations and the content itself, to reflect new developments. There is an emphasis on common clinical disorders. This book offers a quick and easy resource for pre-clinical students wanting to improve their knowledge within respiratory medicine, and for clinical students encountering respiratory problems in their clinical practice."

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