Once air is breathed in through the mouth or nose it travels down the trachea. The trachea splits into two- one going into the left lung and one going into the right lung- these pipes are called bronchi. Each bronchus will then divide further into many bronchioles: each ending in a sac called an alveoli.
The trachea and bronchi have walls of muscle that are supported by cartilage. The cartilage is in partial rings so that the tubes can be moved in any direction. Cilia on the walls move mucus out of the breathing system and into the stomach.
|
wikibooks |
Hi,
ReplyDeleteisn't this asking for the structure, not the process?
thanks
Ah yeah sorry, got a bit mixed up with the titles ;P cheers :)
Deleteyou're still going to need to know it
DeleteI beg you don't lie to me girl
ReplyDeleteI beg you don't lie.
ReplyDeleteRibs - Curved bones that embrace the lungs, protect them from fatal blows which may damage the lungs
ReplyDeleteIntercostal muscles - the muscles located in-between the ribs to keep the ribs in place and move the ribs when inhaling or exhaling
Diaphragm - Forms the floor of the thorax, skeletal muscle. When you exhale the diaphragm pushes up onto the lungs to help exhale and vice versa for inhaling
Trachea - This is the separated portion of the throat where air passes through into your lungs
Bronchi -The separation of the bronchus, one main branch in each lung
Bronchioles - further division of the bronchus, contains alveoli at the tips of the bronchiole where gas exchange occurs
Alveoli - Air sacks in which the gas exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen take place
Pleural Membrane - outer lining of the lung, its spongy and makes a slippery fluid so that there is reduced friction when rubbings against the ribs
This comment has been removed by the author.
DeleteThanks so much for this!
DeleteThank you so much for doing this blog, it has made my revision process so much easier having the entire curriculum in one place! :)
ReplyDeleteThe cartilage isnt a complete ring as behind it is the oesophagus so when food travels down the oesophagus it doesn't get caught in the cartilage allowing a smoother movement of food via peristalsis down the oesophagus
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete*bronchi- separation of the trachea
ReplyDeleteIs the thorax the whole system ?
ReplyDeleteit's the whole general upper-body area right front the voice box to the diaphragm
DeleteThe Biology Syllabus has changed.... New Syllabus Blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://igcse-biology-2017.blogspot.hk
more at
ReplyDeletehttp://igcse-biology-notes.blogspot.hk/2017/06/244-describe-structure-of-thorax.html
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete