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30 paź 2023 · The main function of the respiratory system is pulmonary ventilation, which is the movement of air between the atmosphere and the lung by inspiration and expiration driven by the respiratory muscles.
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The main job of your lungs is to bring air and blood together so oxygen can be added to your blood and carbon dioxide can be removed from your body. Healthy lungs can do this well. Lung disease or trouble with breathing can cause problems with the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
31 lip 2023 · The respiratory system aids the body in the exchange of gases between the air and blood, and between the blood and the body’s billions of cells. It includes air passages, pulmonary vessels, the...
As the diaphragm moves down or flattens, the ribs flare outward, the lungs get bigger and air is drawn in. As the diaphragm relaxes, air leaves the lungs and they spring back to their original position. The lungs, like balloons, need energy to blow up but no energy is needed to let air out.
When the brain knows how much oxygen is needed, it sends messages through the nerve supply to the muscles which work to allow breathing to take place. These are, the diaphragm (the main breathing muscle), the intercostal muscles (which assist the diaphragm), and the accessory muscles.
The lungs flank the heart and great vessels in the chest cavity. (Source: Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, 20th ed. 1918.) Functions In this chaper we will discuss the four processes of respiration. They are: 1. BREATHING or ventilation 2. EXTERNAL RESPIRATION, which is the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between inhaled air and ...
The lungs. You have two lungs, one in the right side and one in the left side of your chest. The right lung is bigger than the left due to the position of the heart (which is positioned in the left side of the chest). Both lungs are covered by 2 thin layers of tissue called the pleura.
