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The nose.
The nose has three levels of concha. These layers are there to increase the surface area of the nose. The increased surface area gives the air more surface to hit on the way in, and therefore warms it up. The hairs on the inside of the nose are for filtering the air before it gets to the lungs.
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How does the nose help the lungs?
It filters, humidifies and warms passing air
What warms and moistens air?
That would be the nose. It warms, filters, and humidifies room air. Its our built in heat and moisture reclaimer.
What occurs in the nasal cavity?
The nasal cavity filters, humidifies and warms incoming air. It also contains olfactory receptors.
What is the primary responsibility of the upper respiratory tract?
The upper respiratory system removes gross particles from the air, warms and humidifies it, and passes it to the lower respiratory system.
How does your nose protect you from infetion?
The nose warms and humidifies inhaled air. The mucus and cilia (tiny hairs) lining the nasal passages trap particles, including bacteria, that cause infection.
What three ways does the respiratory system modify air before reaching the lungs?
The respiratory system warms the air to body temperature as it passes through the nasal cavity to prevent damage to the delicate lung tissues. The system humidifies the air by adding moisture to it through the mucous membranes in the respiratory tract, making it easier for oxygen to pass through the respiratory membrane in the lungs. It filters the air by trapping particles and pathogens in the mucus lining of the respiratory tract and then removing them through processes like coughing and swallowing.
What gets into the cavities and warms and moistens the air?
The nasal cavity warms and moistens air as it enters the body.
What are the three ways that your nose change the air that you breathe in?
It heats it, humidifies it and filters it.
What part of the respiratory system warms and moistens air?
The nasal passages.nasle cavityNasal passages
How do moose survive?
there hair actually holds the cold air and there body warms the air keeping them warm. if that makes sense
Why does it feel warm when you breathe out but cold when you breathe in?
Because your body warms the air as you breathe in - the air retains heat as you exhale.
Why is the air you breathe out hotter than the air you breathe in?
Your body warms and moistens the air that passes into the lungs to make it easier for oxygen to pass into the bloodstream.
