WEEK 1

What is the function of the respiratory system?

• To help in breathing.

• To make the lungs healthy.

• To protect the body from diseases.

• To supply the blood with carbon dioxide.

Filters the air of dust and other foreign particles entering the nose

• Diaphragm

• Nasal Cavity

• Larynx

• Pharynx

Made up of two tubes that start at the end of the trachea. Serves as way of air leading to the left and right lungs

• Nasal Cavity

• Bronchi

• Larynx

• Alveoli

Allows gas exchange in the lungs

• Trachea

• Alveoli

• Bronchioles

• Pharynx

The main muscle responsible for respiration

• Lungs

• Diaphragm

• Nose

• Ribs