The Human Heart or The Circulatory System

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 Air enters the body though the nose, nasal passages, and then though the windpipe or
trachea, which divides into two branches, called bronchial tubes or bronchi. The bronchi
subdivide many times inside the lungs, forming the hair-like tubes called bronchioles. At the
end of the bronchioles are tiny bubble-like structures called alveoli.

 When you breathe in or inhale, diaphragm muscle contracts. When you breathe out exhale,
the diaphragm muscle relaxes. The diaphragm helps the air go in and out of the lungs.

 Air first enters your lungs and then into the left part of your heart. It is then pumped by your
heart into the bloodstream. All the way through your body. Once it reaches the cell, oxygen
processes the nutrients to release energy. Carbon dioxide is the waste material given off
during this process. The blood delivers carbon dioxide into the right portion of your heart,
from which it is pumped to the lungs. Carbon dioxide leaves your body through the lungs
when you exhale

 The heart is the hollow muscular organ, about size of your fist, which is located in the center
of your chest between the lungs. It Is double pump that pumps on the left and right sides.
Each side is divided across into two chambers. The top chamber is called the atrium, the
bottom chamber is called the ventricle. The valve acts as a one-way door, allowing blood to
follow either forward into the next chamber, or out of the heart.

 Heart rate or pulse is the number of times your heart beats in a minute (BPM or beats per
minute). When you are resting. Your heart rate slows down, as your body does not need as
much oxygen as it does when you are exercise.

 Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, causing many illnesses and
affecting health in general. The negative effects of smoking on the circulatory system
include increased heart rate and blood pressure, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis,
and vascular diseases. The respiratory diseases caused by smoking are chronic bronchitis,
emphysema, asthma, cough, cold, tuberculosis, lung cancer, and other respiratory
infections.

 The best way to prevent diseases in the respiratory and circulatory systems is to have a
healthy lifestyle, which includes balanced diet, regular exercise, adequate rest, proper
hygiene, and avoiding vices such as cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking. Circulatory and
respiratory disease can easily be detected with regular health check-up and physical
screening.