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Respiratory System

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Abstract

The respiratory system comprises all organs involved in intake of oxygen and elimination of carbon dioxide. Fig. 1. The respiratory system may be divided into the following functional components:

  • Conducting portion, which functions to conduct, warm, moisten, and filter inspired air (nasal cavity, NC, with associated sinuses, Si; nasopharynx, Nph; larynx, La; trachea, Tr; bronchial tree, BT).

  • Respiratory zone, which is responsible for gas exchang (lung alveoli, LA).

  • Ventilating portion, which carries out the inspiratory and expiratory movements (thoracic cage, TC; intercostal muscles, IM; diaphragm, D).

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Krstić, R.V. (1991). Respiratory System. In: Human Microscopic Anatomy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02676-2_6

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