The nasal cavity warms and moistens air as it enters the body.
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ciliated mucous membranes
The epithelium of the respiratory tract contains mucous cells which adds moisture and there are blood vessels close to its' surface that add warmth to the air.
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When the Sun's heat warms the ground and air.
The Nostrils or the Nose.
Nasal cavities act as a both a filter and a humidifier, filtering out much of the contaminants in the air that you breathe, and humidifying the air prior to the airs entrance into the lower respiratory tract (trachea, lungs).
That would be the nose. It warms, filters, and humidifies room air. Its our built in heat and moisture reclaimer.
The nasal passages.nasle cavityNasal passages
During respiration it is the nose or nasal cavity that filters the air using mucous and hair within the nose, warms the air and moistens. This is performed when inhaling.
Your body warms and moistens the air that passes into the lungs to make it easier for oxygen to pass into the bloodstream.
Warms the air, clears the air of dirt and dust, and moistens the air.
The pharynx is part of two systems, the digestive and the respiratory. It moistens, filters and warms the air taken into the lungs.
The pharynx is part of two systems, the digestive and the respiratory. It moistens, filters and warms the air taken into the lungs.
ciliated mucous membranes
The epithelium of the respiratory tract contains mucous cells which adds moisture and there are blood vessels close to its' surface that add warmth to the air.