respiration system

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  • the main process of the respiratory system is breathing, gaseous exchange and respiration.
  • breathing include:
    -inhalation occurs when air is taken into the mouth and nose.
    -exhalation occurs when air is breathed out of the mouth and nose
  • gaseous exchange: oxygen moves from the lungs into the blood and carbon dioxide moves from the blood into the lungs
  • respiration:
    oxygen is used to turn food into energy, water and carbon dioxide. once energy is released, water are carbond dioxide turns into waste pruducts
  • Asthma is a disorder that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow due to inflammation, leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing
  • Lung cancer is a disease where epithelial cells grow uncontrollably, forming a mass known as a tumor
  • Bronchitis is the inflammation or swelling of the bronchial tubes, resulting in people breathing less air and oxygen into their lungs
  • Asbestosis is a disease caused by asbestos fibers entering the lungs during inhalation, building up in the lungs and causing the lung tissues to become stiff