Jobs of the Respiratory System
Has mucus so that you won’t get nosebleeds from a dry nose. It is also lined with nose hairs so that the air that goes inside your body is clean.
Is a tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi of the lungs. It also has the very important job of providing air flow to and from the lungs.
Mainly allows inhaled air entering the nasal cavity to make its way to the respiratory tract.
Allows air to pass through it while keeping food and drink from blocking the airway.
Ensures the passage of air from the trachea to the bronchioles.
Ensures that incoming air is supplied to each alveolus.
Allow us to breathe and bring air into our bodies and send carbon dioxide out
Exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules to and from the bloodstream.
When it contracts and moves lower it reduces the pressure in the lungs which makes you breathe in. It does the exact opposite when you breathe out.
