8esplraLory SysLem

WhaL ls Lhe resplraLory sysLem?

1he resplraLory sysLem ls also called Lhe venLllaLory
sysLem LhaL ls a sysLem LhaL helps you Lo breaLhe ln
oxygen and exhale carbon dloxlde,
lL also LransporLs oxygen Lo Lhe
oLher parLs Lhe body LhaL needs
help. 1he resplraLory sysLem ls
LoLally lmporLanL for your body
because lf you don'L breaLhe, you
wlll dle wlLhln seconds.
WhaL does Lhe resplraLory sysLem do?
1he resplraLory sysLem's
[ob ls very slmple. When you
breaLhe ln oxygen, Lhe
oxygen wlll go down Lo your
Lrachea and your volce, Lhen
sLralghL down Lo Lhe Lwo
lungs, laLer Lhe lungs change
Lhe oxygen Lo carbon dloxlde.
1he resplraLory sysLem also glves llfe-glvlng oxygen Lo Lhe
oLher parLs of Lhe body. When lL's Llme Lo exhale, we
exhale carbon dloxlde, noL oxygen. Pere ls a sLrlklng facL,
aL dayLlme Lrees suck ln carbon dloxlde and sends ouL
oxygen so people can breaLhe. AL nlghLLlme, Lrees suck ln
oxygen and sends ouL carbon dloxlde, buL Lrees send ouL
more oxygen Lhan carbon dloxlde, so we shouldn'L chop
down Lrees. 1he resplraLory sysLem [ob ls preLLy amazlng
rlghL?
WhaL are Lhe organs LhaL make up Lhe
resplraLory sysLem?
1he organs LhaL make up Lhe
resplraLory sysLem are Lhe Lhlngs LhaL
we breaLhe wlLh. 1hey conslsL of Lhe
lungs, Lrachea, bronchlal Lubes, mouLh
and nose.
Pow do we keep Lhe
resplraLory sysLem healLhy?
1he baslc Lhlng LhaL keeps our
resplraLory sysLem healLhy ls eaL a
good dleL and exerclse. Slnce l am a
flfLh grader, Lhe facLs are golng Lo be
deeper. We have Lo eaL vegeLables Lo
geL vlLamln C and eaL meaL Lo geL good proLelns, mosL of
all don'L smoke. lf you smoke you wlll have a dark lungs
raLher Lhan a clean plnk lung.
WhaL are Lhe dlseases of resplraLory
sysLem?
1here are many dlseases of Lhe
resplraLory sysLem. 1here ls asLhma,
lung cancer, neumonla, Luberculosls,
LarynglLls, Lmphysema, 8ronchlLls,
1onsllllLls, 8ronchlecLasls and
lnfluenza. 1he dlsease LhaL l know Lhe
mosL ls asLhma. ?ou can geL asLhma
because of Lhe bad alr of Lhe Lrafflc
[am. AsLhma ls caused when you breaLhe ln bad alr and
Lhe bad alr comes Lo your Lwo lungs and your lungs geL
lnfecLed. Alex goL asLhma when he was ln Lngland by Lhe
horrlble polluLlon and he had Lo go Lo Lhe hosplLal, Lhls ls
an example of my frlend goL a dlsease. Also lf you smoke
for a long Llme, you wlll geL lung cancer, lf you geL lung
cancer, you wlll dle earller.
Where does Lhe resplraLory sysLem
locaLed aL?
1he maln parL of Lhe resplraLory sysLem, whlch means
lL ls locaLed aL Lhe chesL. ?our lungs are so large LhaL Lhey
Lake up mosL of Lhe space ln Lhe chesL. 1he lefL lung ls a blL
smaller Lhan rlghL lung because Lhe lefL lung has Lo glve
Lhe hearL some space.
WhaL does Lhe resplraLory sysLem
aLLrlbuLes aL?
1he resplraLory sysLem ls cenLered of Lhe lungs, whlch
glves llfe-glvlng oxygen lnLo Lhe blood, lL also geLs rld Lhe
body wasLe producL, carbon dloxlde.
WhaL does Lhe resplraLory sysLem
lnLeracL wlLh oLher body sysLems
Cne example of Lhe resplraLory sysLem lnLeracL wlLh
oLher body sysLem ls Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem. 1he resplraLory
sysLem and Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem help each oLher. 1he
dlgesLlve sysLem provldes food and Lhe resplraLory glves
oxygen Lo Lhe dlgesLlve sysLem.


Concluslon
1he resplraLory sysLem ls very lmporLanL for manklnd.
lL helps us Lo breaLhe glve oxygen Lo Lhe oLher parLs of Lhe
body where lL ls needed