By: Carter Paquette, Ethan Eldridge, Brendan Marusiak,

Nik Brading

THE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM

The Structure

Trachea- Tracheal rings (tracheal cartilages).

Bronchi- Bronchi are air tubes that spring out like roots into the
lungs and transport air.
Mouth/Nose- Both are passages that allow air to enter the lungs
and circulate the air.
Lungs- Are sponge like organs filled with air.
Diaphragm- Is the muscular structure that expands the cavity.
Pharynx- is a tubular structure placed behind the oral and nasal
cavity.
Larynx- Is made of bone like cartilages.

The Roles of each Organ

Lungs- provides oxygen to capillaries so they can oxygenate blood.

Bronchi- are the 2 main airways to the lungs. Allows the air into the
lungs through the nose or mouth.
Diaphragm- is the main muscle used to process the inspiration or
breathing in.
Trachea- known as the wind pipe.
Mouth/Nose- are the main access passages to the lungs to
transport air.
Pharynx- is a tubular structure placed behind the oral and nasal
cavity.
Larynx- from the pharynx, air enters the larynx, part of the upper
respiratory tract.

How does the respiratory system

react to a stimuli?

If the heart rate changes drastically the amount of

oxygenated blood will increase to keep your muscles
moving.
When exercising your adrenal gland produces
adrenaline and noradrenaline that directly affects the
heart and the ability to transport oxygen and carbon
dioxide throughout the body.
When you are scared the adrenal gland does the
same thing, releases adrenaline and noradrenaline
(reaction) to make your heart beat faster then the
oxygenated blood gets to your muscles faster than
normal and that makes you react to a scare (stimuli)

How does the respiratory system

react to a stimuli?
If the heart rate changes drastically the amount of
oxygenated blood will increase to keep your muscles
moving.
When exercising your adrenal gland produces
adrenaline and noradrenaline that directly affects the
heart and the ability to transport oxygen and carbon
dioxide throughout the body.
When you are scared the adrenal gland does the
same thing, releases adrenaline and noradrenaline
(reaction) to make your heart beat faster then the
oxygenated blood gets to your muscles faster than
Respiratory System Video
normal and that makes you react to a scare (stimuli)

By Nik

RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM: COMMON
DISEASES
Table and Graphs

Asthma

The airways are persistently inflamed,

and may occasionally spasm, causing
wheezing and shortness of breath.
Symptoms: Wheezing
Coughing that won't stop
Shortness of breath
Tightness in the chest
In severe cases, an untreated asthma
attack can be life-threatening.

Allergies

infections or pollution can trigger

asthma's symptoms.
The airways are persistently inflamed,
and may occasionally spasm, causing
wheezing and shortness of breath.

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD: Blocks the

airway and makes it difficult to exhale air.
Symptoms: Inside the lungs, COPD can clog the airways and
damage the tiny, balloon-like sacs (alveoli) that absorb
oxygen. These changes can cause the following symptoms:
Shortness of breath in everyday activities
Wheezing
Chest tightness
Constant coughing
Producing a lot of mucus (sputum)
Feeling tired
Frequent colds or flu

Chronic bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis: A form of COPD

characterized by a chronic productive
cough.

Emphysema

Lung damage allows air to be trapped in

the lungs in this form of COPD. Difficulty
blowing air out is its hallmark.

Acute bronchitis

Acute bronchitis: A sudden infection of

the airways, usually by a virus.

Cystic fibrosis

A genetic condition causing poor

clearance of mucus from the bronchi.
The accumulated mucus results in
repeated lung infections.

Respiratory system

The human respiratory is a group

of organs and tissues that enables
your body to breathe. Its primary
function is to supply oxygen to all
the parts of your body.
The respiratory system is made up
of airways (your nose, mouth,
voice box, windpipe and bronchial
tubes) and the lungs and the
muscles and blood vessels
connected to them.
The lungs exchange gasses and
when you inhale you breath the
alveoli exchanges gasses so
oxygen comes in and pushes
carbon dioxide out and that
causes you to breathe.

Healthy vs unhealthy

Healthy- your cells are fully

functioning. Then they exchange
gasses properly. Which makes you
able to breath. And that makes you
live. A healthy respiratory system is
really important because it causes
you to breath/live.
unhealthy- your cells are dying and
aren't functioning properly. When
that happens your lungs and other
organs to not function properly. If
that happens it can cause other
systems to shut down. And possibly
kill the body. Because what
happens is your alveoli's get
plugged up from your own body
fluid helps the infected area so that
fluid in the alveolis fills up and
causes your lungs to not
exchanges gasses properly so it
slows your breathing