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Respiratory System

(1) What is the purpose of the respiratory system? to make sure oxygen stays in the body and to insure that carbine dioxide is exhaled

(2) Describe the path of air from the nose to the lungs. its cleaned in the airways and is cooled through the tracea it also passes through the larynx trachea and phareynx before it even reaches the lungs

(3) Which organs are part of the upper respiratory tract and what is the function of each organ? larynx makes noise, pharynx conects the airways, the nares and nasal cavities work together to filter the air we breath

(4) Several organs have connections with the pharynx. What are they? The nasopharynx, oropharynx,tonsils and larygnopharynx

(5) What two pathways cross in the pharynx? Why is it correct to say they cross? the air and food paths cross this is because the larynx is a part of the esophagus

(6) What organs are part of the lower respiratory tract? What are the the functions of each organ? lungs- puts oxygen in blood, bronchials- air to alveoles, bronci- air to lungs and trachea-air to bronchi

(7) Which organ of the respiratory tract functions in gas exchange? the lungs

(8) What are some common infections and disorders of the upper respiratory tract? strep, larynitus and tonsilitus

(9) What are some common infections and disorders of the lower respiratory tract? pneumonia and bronchitus

(10) What are the three respiratory disorders commonly associated with smoking tobacco? emphisema, cancer, asthma and bronchitus