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Respiratory System

The respiratory system includes the lungs and the airway. The questions in this category focus mainly on the anatomical and physiological processes associated with breathing.

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What organ serves as a respiratory organ for the fetus?

The lungs of the mother breath in the air. The lungs put the oxygen in the red blood cells. The blood flows through the walls of the uterus and through the umbilical cord into the blood stream of the fetus. The venus blood supply returns through a vein in the cord back into the mother and the lungs and the cycle repeats until the cord is cut.

Why is the respiratory system important for physical activity?

The respiratory system allows the body to both fuel itself with oxygen, and dispose of its waste gases.

In this context, the respiratory system draws oxygen into the body, and allows it to be absorbed into the blood. This oxygen will eventually make its way to skeletal muscles, and be used in aerobic metabolism.

How does the respiratory system develop in a tadpole?

Well, a tadpole, devolopes its lungs when the lungs start to grow.

What will happen to your diaphragm and chest cavity as you inhale and exhale?

The lung expands when it gets full of air , so the chest needs to do the same ,because if it didn't the lungs wouldn't fit in there when they get full , and that would be a terrible mistake of our body.

Are there any specific foods you should not eat to keep your respiratory system healthy?

No foods actually harm the respiratory system, BUT some foods can aggravate other problems that then affect the respiratory system. For example, high acidic foods can cause "acid reflux". Acid reflux can come up the esophagus and irritate the throat and airway.

What 2 gases are important to human respiration?

The two gases primarily involved in the respiratory process are oxygen and carbon dioxide.

How smoking effects heart and respiratory system?

  • Raised blood pressure and heart rate
  • Constriction (tightening) of blood vessels in the skin, resulting in a drop in skin temperature
  • Less oxygen carried by the blood
  • Stickier blood, which is more prone to clotting
  • Damage to the lining of the arteries, which is thought to be a contributing factor to atherosclerosis (the buildup of fatty deposits on the artery walls)
  • Reduced blood flow to extremities like fingers and toes
  • Increased risk of stroke and heart attack due to blockages of the blood supply.
  • Causes bad chemicals to be taken to your heart

What type of cartilage lines the larynx?

Hyaline cartilage.

These are marked (under microscope of HE stain) by their translucent appearance with rounded cells (sometimes they also appear to be shaped like one of those Japanese triangular rice balls).

What does a jellyfish breathe?

Jellyfish breathe by gas diffusion through all the surface of their body.

Jellyfish do not need a respiratory system since their skin is thin enough that the body is oxygenated by diffusion. That means that they absorb the oxygen then need from the oxygen in the water.
Jellyfishes breath by gas diffusion through the entire outer surface of their body.

What is a normal reading on a voldyne 5000?

The objective of it is to be able to breath in slowly (trying to keep the float on the left hand side in the BEST box as much as possible and try and get the main float in the body (with all the measurement in ml. 500, 1000 etc.) and trying to get the float as high as possible without breathing out or taking a break, you can use the yellow guide marker (that what I'm going to call it) on the right side of the main body to keep a guide for you to see how far you can or did go, the main goal is to be able to improve or exercise your lungs due to any injury such as collapsed lungs and get them back in working order hope this helps :)

Respiratory system of a snake?

Unlike the mammals,the snake's resp system contains a long right lung & a small left lung.The longer lung covers almost two third of the body.The shorter one is the rudimentary one. The utility of such a long lung is well understandable in snakes that,while negotiating a swalloed prey item,there might long period of air hunger.when vital oxygination of cells could take place from residual lung air. Amazingly snakes could tolerate very low conc of oxygen to survive. Unlike the mammals,the snake's resp system contains a long right lung & a small left lung.The longer lung covers almost two third of the body.The shorter one is the rudimentary one. The utility of such a long lung is well understandable in snakes that,while negotiating a swalloed prey item,there might long period of air hunger.when vital oxygination of cells could take place from residual lung air. Amazingly snakes could tolerate very low conc of oxygen to survive.

How does oxygen help in your breathing?

It doesn't help, its almost the entire purpose of breathing which is to get enough oxygen fast enough to maintain our aerobic metabolism. When breathing fails to get enough oxygen fast enough the body must switch back to more primitive fermentation anaerobic metabolism, which produces lactic acid and the resulting buildup of lactic acid in tissues causes pain.

What can cause red bumps on the back of your throat?

A cold usually comes along with other things, sometimes flu, strep throat, etc. and the reason that is is because coughs and colds lower your immune system, the body is fighting the cold and it lowers the immune system allowing other virus's and germs to get in this also includes allergies

How does the diaphragm behave as you breathe in?

When you exhale, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward into a domed position. This increases the pressure in the chest cavity and forces air out of the lungs. The action of the diaphragm is caused by the muscles of the diaphragm relaxing. The elastic stretched lungs recoil becoming smaller again allowing the sternum and ribs to move downwards and inwards.

Do every animal have a respiratory system?

as far as im aware, and as far as wikipedia and my research goes,

yes, al animals need to breath in order to live

What is needed for breathing to occur?

The diaphragm must contract to a flattened position beneath your lungs. At the same time, the intercostal muscles between your ribs must also contract. These two features enable air to be sucked down into your lungs, which can then expand.

What are the health behaviors to maintain a healthy respiratory system?

Refrain from smoking, drugs, don't rink excessively get loads of exercise!

Keep a safe distance from smokers since passive smoking is more hazardous to health.

How is the respiratory system linked to the excretory system?

When you inhale, you take in oxygen. Your body then uses this oxygen in aerobic respiration and in this process, carbon dioxide (the waste product) is produced. Thus this carbon dioxide is released by your body when you exhale, and we say that it is excreted as a waste/excretory product. This is similar to the excretory system whereby the waste products are removed from the body through sweat, urine etc.

What is the structure of respiratory membrane?

The respiratory membrane is formed by a combination of the walls of alveoli and walls of capillaries. It consists of type 1 alveolar cells, a basement membrane, capillary endothelium, alveolar epithelium and macrophages.