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.
The nasal passages
nasle cavity
This is the nasal passages.
Water Vapor i think
The nose.
That would be the nose. It warms, filters, and humidifies room air. Its our built in heat and moisture reclaimer.
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).
Mucus Membrane-lining the nasal cavity.
Most breathing in healthy humans occurs through the nose. As air enters the nasal cavity, it is filtered of large debris by hairs lining the inside of the nose, and then further filtered through the nasal conchae, an area of folded, moist tissues; this also warms the air to near body temperature when it is cold.
Hydrate input air, filter out large particles. and reabsorb moisture from the exhaled breath.
The nasal passages.nasle cavityNasal passages
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.
Warms the air, clears the air of dirt and dust, and moistens the air.
The nasal cavity warms and moistens air as it enters the body.
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.
The Nostrils or the Nose.
The upper respiratory system removes gross particles from the air, warms and humidifies it, and passes it to the lower respiratory system.
That would be the nose. It warms, filters, and humidifies room air. Its our built in heat and moisture reclaimer.