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Respiratory System
The function of respiratory system is to
provide oxygen to blood and the blood will
deliver oxygen around the parts of our body. The
other and important function of this system is to
breath oxygen (O2) into our body and release
the carbon dioxide out (CO2). This exchange of
gases let oxygen go in the blood.
What are the major organs that
make up your system.
The major organs that make up the respiratory system are
Trachea, Larynx, Lungs, Epiglottis and The diaphragm.
Function of Major Organs
The Trachea allows to travel in and out of the lungs. The
Larynx is a structure made of muscle and cartilage that
holds the vocal cords in place. The Lungs job is to bring
oxgyen in to our body and remove carbon dioxide. The
Epiglottis prevents food and water from falling down the
airway. The Diaphargm controls the flow of air into the
lungs.
How organs in Respiratory System work
When you breath in the oxygen first go in by passing our nose
or mouth. It went through the larynx and into the trachea which
will enter the chest cavity. In the chest cavity, the trachea then split
into two bronchi and each of them divide again in bronchial tubes.
These tubes then lead right to our lung where it connect to alveoli
(tiny sacs). Oxygen in alveoli will be diffuses through the capillaries
and into the bloodstream. Meanwhile, the waste-rich blood in our
veins release its carbon dioxide out the way oxygen come in. The
diaphragm helped to pull in oxygen and pump out carbon dioxide.
It stay at the bottom of our chest cavity; and when it contracts,
oxygen pull into our lung, and when it relax, carbon dioxide get
pump out.
Respiratory System and
Digestive System
They both share the same space in a human body.
The digestive system break down the food that we eat
into smaller substance (nutrients) and deliver it to the
respiratory system (also all other parts in human body).
This helps the lungs to have nutrients. The respiratory
system helps the digestive system back by providing
oxygen to it.
Respiratory System and
Skeletal System
The skeletal system provide a very protected
framework for the respiratory system (like the cell wall
and plant cell). It also have ribs to protect the lung from
wound or even blow. These ribs also help breathing
because when the ribs cage expand it let the air in and
when it return to it normal size, it push the air out. The
bone cell also need oxygen to live so respiratory system
transfer oxygen in the bloodstream and the
bloodstream then caries oxygen in the bone cell.
The Lung
Two common diseases and disorders that
effect Respiratory System
• Tuberculosis: A bacteria infection that cause
by the growth of tubercles in the Respiratory
system.
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD): Cause by cigarette, smoke and other
pollutant that damage your trachea and air
sacs.
Cure and Treatment for diseases and
disorder of Respiratory System
• Tuberculosis: The treatment for this disease is you must take your
anti-tuberculosis medicine regularly. When you cough or sneeze
you should cover your hand; and when you spit on a paper you
must throw it to a closed trash can or flush in a toilet so the disease
won’t spread for other people around. Stay away from alcohol and
smoking (even people that are smoking) because it’ll hurt your lung
and make the disease worse. Your activities and works have to
follow doctor’s advice.
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): To cure or treat this
disease, you need to quit smoking and reduce as much as possible
the time you breathe in pollution air to slow down this disease. You
can also join the pulmonary rehability program, in there, they help
you with exercise and ways to manage your disease. If you want to
cure it fast you will have to choose lung volume reduction surgery
which the doctor will remove the most damage part of your lung.
How can you maintain a healthy system
To maintain a healthy respiratory system there is
more to it than just no smoking, you can do a few
other things like: Exercise on a daily basis one hour
five days a week; eat nutrients such as vitamin A,C
and E and the minerals zinc, potassium, selenium,
magnesium and zinc; drink lots of water to help thin
mucus; wash you hands on a regular basis and get
vaccines to help prevent getting a flu and try and
exercise in clean environments away from cites so
your not breathing harmful fumes.
HOW CAN YOU MAINTAIN A HEALTHY
SYSTEM
 Exercising helps lungs by helping control of your lungs and the quicker you
run out of breath, when you do cardio such as running you will run out of
breath quicker but if you run five days week you should feel a difference the
15-20th time.
Profession of the
Respiratory System
Pulmonologist: They are specializer who are there to treat the diseases and
disorders that are the respiratory system. This profession must first,
research the symptom, then work with other profession to test out the
treatment or cure and if it right and safe, they can apply it to patient.
Pulmonologist are highly skilled with patient chronic disease (condition)
and the complication of respiratory failure.
Respiratory Therapist: Their work mostly include of helping human to
breath. They support the babies that have trouble breathing, help with
CPR, provide hyperbaric oxygen treatment. They do test to measure our
lung function if it’s normal. The respiratory therapist also provide
respiratory care, education to patients and other respiratory profession. To
help with their jobs, they spent time in lab to research and create new
treatments, cure for diseases in this system.
Where do they work?
• A Pulmonologist:
The pulmonologist work at general hospitals,
emergency care centers or work private for
someone.
• Respiratory Therapist:
The respiratory therapist work at hospitals,
urgent care centers, clinics, rehabilitation
facilities and some go to patient home.
Five Fun Facts
1. The hairs in our nostrils are help to clean the air while we
breathe in.
2. If we place our the capillaries in our lungs extended end to
end, the length of it will be 1,600 km.
3. We use half a liter of water in our bodies just for breathing a
day. You can see the water vapor if we breath on anything
that is glass.
4. The breathing rate of child and women are faster than men.
5. The highest record of “sneeze speed” in the world is 165
km/hour.
References
Discovery Fit & Health
http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseasesconditions/respiratory/diseases-of-the-respiratory-system.htm
Services Sociaux Québec
http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/sujets/prob_sante/tuberculose/index.php?tr
aitement_et_conseils_en
The Lung Association
http://www.lung.ca/diseases-maladies/copd-mpoc/treatmenttraitement/index_e.php
Amazing Facts about the Respiratory System
http://warriors.warren.k12.il.us/dburke/amazingfactsrespiratory.htm
The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
http://www.csrt.com/en/about/RT_profession.asp
References 2
WiseGeek
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-pulmonologist.htm
The Franklin Institute
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/systems/respiration.html
Respiratory System
http://www.mansfieldct.org/Schools/MMS/staff/gr6sci/
Websites/RespiratorySystembyKelseyF.htm