2006-12-14 10:44:30 · 2 answers · asked by meaganhairston 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
A respiratory systems helps you breath.
2006-12-14 10:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by gotriceazn101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Among four-legged animals, the respiratory system generally includes tubes, such as the bronchi, used to carry air to the lungs, where gas exchange takes place. A diaphragm pulls air in and pushes it out. Respiratory systems of various types are found in a wide variety of organisms. Even trees have respiratory systems.
In humans and other mammals, the respiratory system consists of the airways, the lungs, and the respiratory muscles that mediate the movement of air into and out of the body. Within the alveolar system of the lungs, molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide are passively exchanged, by diffusion, between the gaseous environment and the blood. Thus, the respiratory system facilitates oxygenation of the blood with a concomitant removal of carbon dioxide and other gaseous metabolic wastes from the circulation. The system also helps to maintain the acid-base balance of the body through the efficient removal of carbon dioxide from the blood.
2006-12-14 10:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by kosmoistheman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brings oxygen into the body and gets carbon dioxide out. (That's the short version)
2006-12-14 10:49:00 · answer #3 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Respire.
2006-12-14 10:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by DavidNH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of fool question is that?
2006-12-14 10:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋