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The Nasal Cavity is a sticky mucous membrane that captures dust, and small hairs known as "cilia". Cilia helps them to be sneezed out or blown out.

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Sinuses are are filled found along the side of the nose. These help the skull lighter

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Food and air travel inside the pharynx as they move along to the stomach. The pharynx is a part of the body that helps you talk.

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The larynx is the organ that holds the vocal cords. The pharynx and trachea surround the larynx. The larynx is important for our bodies. We talk, breathe, and swallow using the larynx.

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The trachea is underneath the larynx and it is the most-used passage to the lungs.

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The lungs are the part of the body that helps you breath. The lungs take in the oxygen that you breath in and take the oxygen to the capillaries. The lungs are one of the biggest organs. The lungs help you release, or exhale, carbon dioxide.

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It is the branch that connects the trachea and the lungs.

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This is the most important muscle the respiratory system has. It tightens to let the oxygen into the lungs, and then it loosens.

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The respiratory system, which includes air passages, pulmonary vessels, the lungs, and breathing muscles, aids the body in the exchange of gases between the air and blood, and between the blood and the body's billions of cells. Most of the organs of the respiratory system help to distribute air, but only the tiny, grape-like alveoli and the alveolar ducts are responsible for actual gas exchange.

In addition to air distribution and gas exchange, the respiratory system filters, warms, and humidifies the air you breathe. Organs in the respiratory system also play a role in speech and the sense of smell.

The respiratory system also helps the body maintain homeostasis, or balance among the many elements of the body's internal environment.

The respiratory system is divided into two main components:

Upper respiratory tract: Composed of the nose, the pharynx, and the larynx, the organs of the upper respiratory tract are located outside the chest cavity.

Nasal cavity: Inside the nose, the sticky mucous membrane lining the nasal cavity traps dust particles, and tiny hairs called cilia help move them to the nose to be sneezed or blown out.

Sinuses: These air-filled spaces along side the nose help make the skull lighter.

Pharynx: Both food and air pass through the pharynx before reaching their appropriate destinations. The pharynx also plays a role in speech.

Larynx: The larynx is essential to human speech.

Lower respiratory tract: Composed of the trachea, the lungs, and all segments of the bronchial tree (including the alveoli), the organs of the lower respiratory tract are located inside the chest cavity.

Trachea: Located just below the larynx, the trachea is the main airway to the lungs.

Lungs: Together the lungs form one of the body's largest organs. They're responsible for providing oxygen to capillaries and exhaling carbon dioxide.

Bronchi: The bronchi branch from the trachea into each lung and create the network of intricate passages that supply the lungs with air.

Diaphragm: The diaphragm is the main respiratory muscle that contracts and relaxes to allow air into the lungs.

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Respiratory System Anatomy, Diagram & Function | Healthline

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The respiratory system, which includes air passages, pulmonary vessels, the lungs, and breathing muscles, aids the body in the exchange of gases between the air and blood, and between the blood and the body's billions of cells.

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To take care of your Respiratory System, you should not smoke.  Smoking can cause Respiratory diseases.  Make sure that you are washing your hands, especially in flu season when it is common to get sick.  Also, be aware of what you are eating, and make an effort to eat healthy.  You should also make sure that you get plenty of sleep to help take care of k your Respiratory System and keep it up and running.

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To take care of your Respiratory System, you should not smoke.  Smoking can cause Respiratory diseases.  Make sure that you are washing your hands, especially in flu season when it is common to get sick.  Also, be aware of what you are eating, and make an effort to eat healthy.  You should also make sure that you get plenty of sleep to help take care of k your Respiratory System and keep it up and running.

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Find out all about your lungs and how breathing works.

Credit: Ross Toro, Livescience contributor

The primary organs of the respiratory system are the lungs, which function to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide as we breathe.

The gas exchange process is performed by the lungs and respiratory system. Air, a mix of oxygen and other gases, is inhaled.

In the throat, the trachea, or windpipe, filters the air. The trachea branches into two bronchi, tubes that lead to the lungs.

Once in the lungs, oxygen is moved into the bloodstream. Blood carries the oxygen through the body to where it is needed.

Red blood cells collect carbon dioxide from the body's cells and transports it back to the lungs.

An exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the alveoli, small structures within the lungs. The carbon dioxide, a waste gas, is exhaled and the cycle begins again with the next breath.

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle below the lungs that controls breathing. The diaphragm flattens out and pulls forward, drawing air into the lungs for inhalation. During exhalation the diaphragm expands to force air out of the lungs.

Adults normally take 12 to 20 breaths per minute. Strenuous exercise drives the breath rate up to an average of 45 breaths per minute.

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Diagram of the Human Respiratory System (Infographic)

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The primary organs of the respiratory system are the lungs, which function to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide as we breathe. The gas exchange process is performed by the lungs and respiratory system. Air, a mix of oxygen and other gases, is inhaled. In the throat, the trachea, or windpipe, filters the air.

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It is one of the most vital ways for air to get to the lungs and it goes in the opposite direction of the windpipe.

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Air goes from the mouth and the nose to the air sacs.

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We consume food through our mouths. When you eat food, your saliva helps you to break down the food as you digest. The makes chemical energy that the body can utilize.

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Your nose inhales oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide. After you breathe in the oxygen, the oxygen molecules cling to the blood to get to all areas of the body.

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Air sacs that go have oxygen for the lungs.

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It is a state in which the cartilage swells, which stops oxygen from coming into the lungs.