The Respiratory System

The Respiratory SystemPresented by Mary Antonuccio, Jocelyn Robertson, Claire Locker and Laura DaviesBasic OverviewThe Respiratory System is the system that involves your lungs and breathing. It is responsible for keeping your cells alive.

The Respiratory System and its functionsWhen you breathe, the alveoli in your lungs absorb the oxygen which is then distributed into the rest of your body. Cells cannot survive longer than a few minutes without Oxygen.

- Explain what aveoli are and the brochi tree and lungs. 3

Lungs supply oxygen to cells so they survive.The lungs help remove CO2 from body which keeps the body PH at the correct level.

Organs involved, roles and relationsThe lower respiratory system:Therasic cageIntercostals The DiaphragmBronchial tree

Upper system: nose and mouth.

Inhalation MusclesExhalation Muscles

Explain organs involved and basically what they are are and what they do.5The DiaphragmInhalation:The Diaphragm contracts = pulls down to open the lungs. Exhalation:The diaphragm relaxes = the elastic lungs spring back pushing out air.

Explain the diaphragm in detail6

LungsDiaphragmPly the video and explain the diaphragm and what happening7

Pulmonary VeinExplain how the whole system works8How it interacts with other systemsThe respiratory system is one of the most dominant systems. For instance, it is responsible for the life of your heart which is responsible for the life of you and all your other systems. Intimately related with the cardiac system. The whole right side of heart pumps blood to the lungs, which pump oxygenized blood cells to the rest of your body.Explain in further detail9

Point out how it interacts with each system briefly. 10Recent Contributions by Australian Scientist.Professor Sandra AndersonShe investigated and found that exercise induced asthma increased as the inspired water content of the air decreased.The drier the air the more that exercise causes asthma.This discovery contributed to more research towards asthma and effective treatments for EIA (Exercise Induced Asthma). This caused lots of research over two or more decades. 250 citations. 11Bibliography