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2. File:Diagram showing the parts of the respiratory system CRUK ...

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   Diagram showing the parts of the respiratory system. Date: 30 July 2014 (released by CRUK) Source: Original email from CRUK: Author: Cancer Research UK: Permission (Reusing this file) This image has been released as part of an open knowledge project by Cancer Research UK. If re-used, attribute to Cancer Research UK / Wikimedia Commons

3. Respiratory system - Wikipedia

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   The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants. The anatomy and physiology that make this happen varies greatly, depending on the size of the organism, the environment in which it lives and its evolutionary ...

4. File:Respiratory system complete en.svg - Wikipedia

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   Description. Respiratory system complete en.svg. English: the respiratory system consists of the airways, the lungs, and the respiratory muscles that mediate the movement of air into and out of the body. Image renamed from Respiratory system complete.svg. Français : Le système respiratoire est composé des voies respiratoires, des poumons, et ...

5. Organ system - Wikipedia

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   There are 11 distinct organ systems in human beings, [2] which form the basis of human anatomy and physiology. The 11 organ systems: the respiratory system, digestive and excretory system, circulatory system, urinary system, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, endocrine system, lymphatic system, nervous system, and ...

6. Respiratory epithelium - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Respiratory epithelium, or airway epithelium, [1] is a type of ciliated columnar epithelium found lining most of the respiratory tract as respiratory mucosa, [2] where it serves to moisten and protect the airways. It is not present in the vocal cords of the larynx, or the oropharynx and laryngopharynx, where instead the epithelium is ...

7. Pulmonary circulation - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonary circulation. The pulmonary circulation is a division of the circulatory system in all vertebrates. The circuit begins with deoxygenated blood returned from the body to the right atrium of the heart where it is pumped out from the right ventricle to the lungs. In the lungs the blood is oxygenated and returned to the left atrium to ...

8. Muscles of respiration - Wikipedia

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   The muscles of respiration are the muscles that contribute to inhalation and exhalation, by aiding in the expansion and contraction of the thoracic cavity. The diaphragm and, to a lesser extent, the intercostal muscles drive respiration during quiet breathing. The elasticity of these muscles is crucial to the health of the respiratory system ...

9. File:Respiratory system complete numbered.svg - Wikipedia

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   File:Respiratory system complete numbered.svg. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 471 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 188 × 240 pixels | 377 × 480 pixels | 603 × 768 pixels | 804 × 1,024 pixels | 1,609 × 2,048 pixels | 718 × 914 pixels. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is ...