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Human Body for Kids/Diaphragm Song for Kids

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Human Body for Kids/Trachea Song for Kids/Human Body Systems

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How does Smoking affect our Lungs? + more videos | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children

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Travel through the Respiratory System - Fun Science for Kids

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Respiratory System | The Dr. Binocs Show | Learn Videos For Kids

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Travel through the Respiratory System - Fun Science for Kids

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when you get older,your body will get shorter because your bone is getting shorter

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your lungs are the biggest organs in our body

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your lungs are the biggest organs in our body

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when you get older your lugs get bigger

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Your heart is a type of muscle organ

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this is real

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you breath 27,000 times a day

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Lungs float on water

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The respiratory system also eliminates carbon dioxide that cells produce after using oxig

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The respiratory system

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Name: Respiratory

System: The respiratory system

Location: Upper body, throat and head

Purpose: Breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide

Organs: Nose, mouth, trachea, lungs and diaphragm

TA ID: A06.0.00.000

FMA ID: 7158

27 Respiratory System Facts for Kids

1. The respiratory system is a group of organs in the human body that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.

2. The respiratory system is what allows humans to breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

3. The respiratory system consists of quite a few organs, including the lungs and the diaphragm.

4. The maximum capacity of adult human lungs is about 1.5 gallons.

5. The human body takes around 17,000 breaths each day or around 2,000 gallons of air.

6. The lungs are where the gas exchange happens, oxygen is brought into the body and carbon dioxide is released.

7. The diaphragm is the muscle that controls around 80% of the breathing a human does.

8. There are two parts to the respiratory system, the upper respiratory tract and the lower respiratory tract.

9. The upper respiratory tract is the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, part of the throat (pharynx) and the larynx (voice box).

10. The lower respiratory tract is the trachea, bronchi, right lung, left lung and the diaphragm.

11. The respiratory system is the attack vector (entry point) for many viruses, bacteria and fungus.

12. When you have a respiratory infection, it is classified as an upper respiratory infection or a lower respiratory infection.

13. An upper respiratory infection is an infection in the upper respiratory tract.

14. A lower respiratory infection is an infection in lower respiratory tract.

15. Asthma is a disease that is caused by long-term inflammation of the bronchial tubes.

16. Doctors don't know why some people get asthma and others don't. The theory is asthma is caused by air pollutants, allergens or genetics.

17. In 2015, it's estimated that 358 million people worldwide had asthma and it caused over 397,000 deaths.

18. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known as COPD, is a respiratory disease where damage to the lung tissue and alveoli (air sacs) makes it hard to breathe.

19. COPD is caused by smoking and breathing in harmful chemicals.

20. In 2015, it's estimated that over 174 million people had COPD and it caused 3.2 million deaths.

21. Pneumonia is a potentially deadly infection of one or both lungs.

22. Pneumonia causes fluid buildup in the lungs and prevents your body from getting enough oxygen.

23. Pneumonia can be caused by a virus or bacteria.

24. In the United States, around 250,000 people are hospital due to pneumonia and around 50,000 die.

25. Lung cancer is a form of cancer that originates in your lungs.

26. Lung cancer can be caused by smoking, environmental pollutants and genetics.

27. In 2018, lung cancer was responsible for the deaths of over 1.7 million people worldwide.

Pictures of the Respiratory System

A diagram of the entire human respiratory system.

Credit: Bruce Blaus

A diagram showing how humans breathe in and out.

Credit: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

An MRI image of the human respiratory system.

Credit: The European Respiratory Society

Additional Resources on the Human Respiratory System

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here is some other facts about how we breath

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here is some other facts about how we breath

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Respiratory System | How we breathe | Video for kids

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Watch this movie about the respiratory system, the system that enables you to breathe.