1. The Respiratory System By: MarysaPeters 8-73

2. The Respiratory system The respiratory system brings oxygen into your body and removes carbon dioxide It is so important because without oxygen you could not survive All of the cells in the body need oxygen The organ that are part of it are lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchus, alveolus, bronchioles and the diaphragm The oxygen in your body is moved around by your blood

3. The Larynx Contains the vocal cords Is used when you breath or talk

4. The Lungs They remove carbon dioxide from the air That leaves them with the oxygen that the body needs

5. The Trachea Is a tube like structure It leads to the right and left lung

6. The Bronchus Is a tube connected to the trachea Leads into the right and left lungs

7. The Alveolus Fill up with air to make the lungs expand Is how oxygen gets into the blood stream

8. The Bronchioles Are the smallest tube inside the lungs They lead the air in to the alveoli

9. The Diaphragm Causes you to breath out By moving up to push air out of the lungs

10. Bibliography http://www.kidsbiology.com/human_biology/index.php http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000138.html http://www.lung.ca/children/grades7_12/respiratory/respiratory_system.html http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/lungs.html http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6224 http://www.lung.ca/lung101-renseignez/respiratory-respiratoire/how-comment/index_e.php http://www.umm.edu/respiratory/anatomy.htm

11. Bibliography http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Head-and-Neck-Cancer-Center/Treatment/Laryngeal-Surgery.aspx http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/wellness/info/kids/10657.aspx http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/15400/15499/trachea_15499.htm http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/rad/cxr/anatomy5chest.html http://3-b-s.eu/function-of-alveolus-p-340977.html http://www.beliefnet.com/healthandhealing/getcontent.aspx?cid=11997 http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/respiratory/hiccup.htm/printable