This document discusses respiration and the respiratory system. Respiration is the process by which glucose and oxygen are used to produce energy through cellular respiration. The glucose comes from food we eat and the oxygen from breathing. The main product of respiration is energy. The respiratory system includes the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, diaphragm and ribs. Gas exchange occurs in the alveoli of the lungs, which have a large surface area, good blood supply and are moist. The circulatory system transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to tissues and deoxygenated blood back to the lungs.