DESCRIBE THE PICTURE

THE
RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM

WEEK 1
WHAT IS
RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM?
Respiration
•it is the term for the exchange of
oxygen from the environment and
carbon dioxide from body’s cells
THEREFORE;
• The respiratory system is where gas
exchange occurs.
– picks up oxygen from inhaled air
–expels (gets rid of) carbon dioxide
and water
Inhalation

•the process of taking

air into the lungs
EXHALATION

•The process of taking out of

air from the lungs.
•The respiratory system moves
gases into and out of the blood.
•is made up of the organs
included in the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide.
These are the parts:
 Nose.

 Mouth.

 Throat (pharynx)

 Voice box (larynx)

 Windpipe (trachea)

 Large airways (bronchi)

 Small airways (bronchioles)
 Lungs.
The upper respiratory tract is made up of the:

 Nose
 Nasal cavity
 Sinuses
 Larynx
 Trachea
The lower respiratory tract is made up of the:
 Lungs
 Bronchi and bronchioles
 Air sacs (alveoli)
The lungs contain the bronchi, bronchioles, and
alveoli
Millions of alveoli give the lungs a huge surface
area
The alveoli absorb oxygen from the air you inhale.
HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE
MOVEMENT OF YOUR DIAPHRAGM
WHEN YOU BREATHE IN OR OUT?
• When you breathe in or INHALE, the diaphragm
muscle contracts. And when you Breathe out or
EXHALE, the diaphragm muscle relaxes.

• The Diaphragm helps the air go in and out of the lungs

WHAT IS THE ORGAN RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE EXCHANGE OF GASSES?

•LUNGS
 LUNGS
• the main or primary organ of the Respiratory
System
• It is located in the chest and the left lung has only two
lobes while the right lung has three
• The lobes are made of sponge-like tissue that is
surrounded by a membrane called Pleura.
The lungs are separated from each other by
the mediastinum, an area that contains
the:

 Heart and its large vessels

 Trachea
 Esophagus
 Thymus gland
 Lymph nodes
 The right lung has 3 sections, called lobes. The left
lung has 2 lobes. When you breathe in:

 Air enters your body through your nose

or mouth.
 Air then travels down the throat
through the larynx and trachea.
 Air goes into the lungs through tubes
called main-stem bronchi.
 One main-stem bronchus leads to the right lung
and one to the left lung:

 In the lungs, the main-stem bronchi divide into

smaller bronchi.
 The smaller bronchi divide into even smaller
tubes (bronchioles).
 Bronchioles end in tiny air sacs (alveoli) where the
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi,
bronchioles, lungs

Nose
Pharynx

Larynx
Trachea

Bronchi Lung

Bronchioles
Bronchi/bronchioles

• BRONCHI are the two branching tubes that

connect the trachea to the lungs
• BRONCHIOLES are the hairlike tubes that
connect to the alveoli.
 WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM?
• There are five functions of the respiratory
system.
 1. Gas Exchange – oxygen and carbon dioxide.
 2. Breathing – movement of air.
 3. Sound Production.
 4. Olfactory Assistance – sense of smell.
5. Protection – from dust and microbes entering body through mucus
production, cilia, and coughing.
1. Which of these doesn’t occur when air flows into the lungs?
a. the air is humidified c. the air is cooled
b. the air is filtered d. the air disappeared

2. The process of taking air into the lungs.

a. breathing c. inhalation
b. exhalation d. respiration
3. Prevents food from entering into the lungs.
a. cilia c. epiglottis
b. esophagus d. alveoli

4. Also known as the WINDPIPE.

a. trachea c. bronchi
b. esophagus d. lungs
5. Dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the
lungs.
a. bronchioles c. pharynx
b. bronchi d. diaphragm
HOMEWORK # 1
LABEL THE PARTS OF THE LUNGS