Breathing

system
--An adventure
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 Respiration
Glucose

reacts with oxygen to produce

carbon dioxide and water and stored
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Describe the structure of the

breathing system, including the
trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli.

Explain how the trachea adapted for

its function.

As the air passes through

the nasal cavity.

The air become warmed,

filtered and moistened
slightly.

The trachea as a tube lined with

C-shaped supporting rings.

These rings are made of a tough

material called cartilage.

The presence of mucus and cilia

on the lining of the trachea

Eventually the trachea

branches, dividing into
two smaller tubes called
the left and right
bronchi(bronchus .

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Actually, each air sac is found to be

a bundle of air sacs. Together, they
are known as an alveolus.(alveli).

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 Cartilages help to hold the tube open.

A C-shaped piece of cartilage can change
shape.

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Mucus