BSC 109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Cough Reflex, Cellular Respiration, Bronchus

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Breathing (ventilation): moving air in and out of the lungs. External respiration: gas exchange between air and blood in the lungs. Internal respiration: gas exchange between blood and tissues. Cellular respiration: oxygen use to produce atp, carbon dioxide as waste. Respiratory system consists of upper and lower respiratory tract. Upper respiratory tract filters, warms, and humidifies air. Filters larger foreign material from incoming air, inhaled microorganisms are entrapped in mucus. Cilia move mucus out cough, swallow or digest. At any given time, we are only breathing through one nostril. For 20 minutes, one side will fill with blood then swap this is to ensure neither side gets dried out because of all of the air coming through. Epiglottis: flexible flap of cartilage that routes air and food appropriately. Larynx brings to a fork in the road. The larynx is a very short strong of tissue. Kept open by c-shaped rings of cartilage.

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