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Respiratory System - Coggle Diagram
Respiratory System
Organs involved
Nasal cavity
Inside there is mucus to humidify air, and capillaries warm the air, hair hold up the particles from the air.
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Trachea
It has a C shape cartilage to give a shape to trachea. It is also a tube shape that has muscles and fibers to pass the air to lungs. It has cilia that face upwards so that they hold the particle from going to lungs when we breathe from mouth.
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Alveoli
The end of the bronchiole system that have capillaries to exchange O2 and CO2. The alveoli provide surface area increase.
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Breathing mechanism
Inhalation
Breathing in
Rib cage muscles contract and diaphragm contracts and moves down. Volume in the lungs increases, air pressure drops during inhalation.
Exhalation
Breathing out
Rib cage muscles relax and diaphragm relaxes and moves up. Air volume in the lungs decrease and pressure increase so that we can breathe out.
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