THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEMBy Summer Temple

Room 8-73

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Respiratory system is very important

Used for breathing Inhale threw nose Breathe goes threw

pharynx Carries air down

windpipe The epiglottis covers

top of larynx ( keeps food out of lungs)

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CONTINUED voice box sits on top of

the windpipe vocal cords that help you

talk, sing, hum, or cough vocal cords take air to the

lungs bronchial tree takes air to

the bottom of the lungs In the lungs thousands of

tiny air sacs called Alveoli extend off the end of the smallest bronchioles

Finally oxygen enters your bloodstream

NOSE

You breathe through your nose

You smell through your nose

Your nose starts the respiratory cycle

Your nose cleanses the air as it passes threw

PHARYNX

It is located in your throat

Food goes threw it Carries Air threw it

down to the windpipe

EPIGLOTTIS

A piece of cartilage Blocks food from

going to lungs Leaf shaped Covers the top of

larynx

LARYNX

Also known as the voice box

Funnel shaped organ Located in the throat Passes through hear

from epiglottis down to the vocal cords

VOCAL CORDS

Vocal cords are also known as vocal folds

Structures in the larynx

Designed to vibrate when air is passing by

Helps you talk, sing, hum, or cough

TRACHEA

Also known as the wind pipe

Bony tube Connects nose to

the mouth to lungs

BRONCHIAL TREE

Part of the internal structure

Known as the lung tree

Allows humans to exchange air

Have little air sacs called Alveoli

extend off the end of the smallest bronchioles

LUNGS

A vital organ Lungs have lobs left

lung 2, right lung 3 Pink and spongy Part of the

respiratory system

ALVEOLI

They are Tiny air sacs

Located In the lungs

Come the end of the bronchial trees

There are thousands of them

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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-bronchial-tubes.htm

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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-vocal-cords.htm

http://www.odec.ca/projects/2005/thog5n0/public_html/whatarelungs.html

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