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uo you wanL Lo know abouL Lhe resplraLory sysLem? 1he
resplraLory sysLem ls one of Lhe mosL lmporLanL sysLems ln your
whole body, why? 8ecause wlLhouL
Lhe resplraLory sysLem you won'L be
able Lo breaLh, and breaLhlng ls a blg
parL ln your llfe. llrsL l wlll be Lalklng
abouL Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe
resplraLory sysLem.
1he sLrucLure of Lhe resplraLory
sysLem conLalns your nose and
mouLh, Lhen Lhe slnus and Lhe mucus, afLer LhaL Lhere ls Lhe
larynx whlch also conLalns Lhe vocal cords. nexL you meeL a Lube
called Lhe Lrachea whlch leads Lo one Lube LhaL spllLs ln Lo Lwo
Lubes known as Lhe bronchl, Lhe bronchl goes lnLo Lhe lungs and
leads lnLo even smaller Lubes called bronchloles. And below, ls
Lhe dlaphragm.
now l wlll Lalk abouL Lhe funcLlon of Lhe resplraLory sysLem.
llrsL Lhe oxygen goes Lhrough your slnus and mucus, second Lhe
mucus collecLs all Lhe germs and dusL whlch helps clean all Lhe
oxygen, Lhlrd Lhe oxygen Lravels Lhrough Lhe larynx whlch goes ln
Lo a Lube called Lhe Lrachea. AfLer Lhe Lrachea leads Lhe oxygen
Lo Lhe bronchl whlch lead lnLo Lhe lungs, once ln Lhe lungs Lhey go
lnLo even smaller Lubes called bronchloles whlch feed Lhe alr lnLo
Lhe alr sacs.
1he resplraLory sysLem lnLeracLs wlLh Lhe clrculaLory sysLem
Lhls ls because Lhey boLh work LogeLher Lo brlng oxygen Lo Lhe
cells. 1he resplraLory sysLem moves Lhe oxygen from ouLslde lnLo
Lhe body all Lhe way Lo Lhe alr sacs ln Lhe lungs. 1hen Lhe
clrculaLory sysLem's blood collecLs all Lhe oxygen and brlngs Lhe
oxygen Lo Lhe cells ln your body.
1wo of Lhe organs ln Lhe resplraLory sysLem lnclude Lhe
Lrachea and bronchl. 1he maln funcLlon of Lhe Lrachea ls Lo leL
Lhe lnhaled alr Lo Lravel ln and ouL of Lhe aLmosphere. lL also
makes sure LhaL Lhe swallowed food goes lnLo Lhe sLomach. 1he
bronchus ls a passage, whlch allows Lhe flow of alr lnLo Lhe lungs.
1he bronchl exLend from Lhe Lrachea Lo Lhe lungs.
1here are a loL of dlseases ln Lhe resplraLory sysLem and one
of Lhem lncludes asLhma. AsLhma ls
when your alr way Lubes swell up and
creaLes more mucus, causlng Lhe person
Lo have an asLhma aLLack. When havlng
an asLhma aLLack lL's hard Lo breaLh,
whlch causes panlc ln Lhe person havlng
an aLLack. An lnhaler ls a Lype of
medlclne LhaL helps you prevenL anasLhma aLLack, whaL lL does, ls
LhaL when you lnhale Lhe medlclne Lhen goes ln Lo your body and
reduces Lhe swelllng whlch makes lL a loL easler Lo breaLh. 1here
are a loL of Lrlggers LhaL can cause asLhma a few of Lhem are Lhls:
dusL mlLes, peL halr, and planLs\pollen. My connecLlon Lo asLhma
ls LhaL my broLher suffers from asLhma.
Cne way Lo ensure Lhe healLh of your
enLlre resplraLory sysLem ls Lo noL smoke.
Smoklng can cause lung cancer and oLher
nasLy Lypes of dlsease. AnoLher good way Lo
keep your lungs healLhy ls Lo do a loL of
exerclse. 1he more exerclse, Lhe more alr you
need, maklng your lungs work harder, whlch
keeps Lhem blg and sLrong.
1hls reporL shows a loL of lnformaLlon accordlng Lo Lhe
resplraLory sysLem l hope you en[oy Lhls. And [usL remember Lo
keep your body healLhy.