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Hey I am Doc Neuron and I would love to welcome you to the
wonderful world of science. Now you all must be thinking that
this is an awfully long boring book about science but no! You're
wrong.
This is a fabulous, exciting and super scrumptious book with
loads of info, that even teenagers can enjoy.



I am the Doc

So we all watch action movies right? So lets just say we're watching Guardians of the
Galaxy and we are up to the part where they are escaping the prison and Rocket the
Raccoon was so busy playing with the stupid fake leg, which has nothing to do with the plan
but he thinks it's funny and everyone is staring... oh you're still here, I'm getting carried
away!
Anyway lets say he presses a button that releases a deadly gas that knocks out everyone
except robots (Rocket is a robot). Rocket is stuck with sleeping crew mates and needs to
wake them up - fast! Nothing seems to work not even water, so to get them up he needs a
better understanding of how the Respiratory System works and this is what he finds...






Q1- What is the role of the Respiratory System?
Your lungs play a special part in keeping you alive. They take in oxygen that travels from
your nose into your lungs where red blood cells pumped from the heart collect the oxygen
molecules and take it to every part of your body.
Every muscle, tissue, organ and cell all need oxygen, so the Respiratory system’s job is to
get your blood rich in oxygen. This keeps us alive, happy and healthy. It is very important
for survival and we inhale and exhale to get oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of our
body.




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Q2- What are the organs and parts that make up the Respiratory System?
Our Respiratory System is made up of organs, bones and muscle tissue. These parts work
together to form our Repository System.
The parts include:
Nasal cavity- It is basically a little space inside the nose which is covered in mucus (snot)
and little hairs.
Oral cavity- Also known as the mouth
Pharynx- Also known as the throat.
Tongue- A pinky coloured muscle covered in taste buds
Epiglottis- A stretchy flap of tissue that covers the windpipe
Trachea- Is the windpipe that is a 5 inch tube
Larynx- Is the voice box
Pleura- A thin barrier around the lungs and on the inner walls in the chest.
Bronchus- Located at the end of the trachea and it divides the windpipe into the lungs.
We also have the Bronchioles, which contain millions of air sacs called Alveoli. Alveoli are the
small sacs in the lungs that exchange oxygen with the blood.
Right lung- A spongy, stretchy muscle that expands
when air is taken in.
Left lung- A spongy, stretchy muscle that expands
when air is taken in.
Diaphragm- Is a sheet of muscles that lies across
the bottom of the chest cavity.






Q3-What is the function of each part of the system?
There are three major parts that make up our repository system. It is made up of the
Airways, the Lungs and the Respiratory Muscles. These major parts and other minor parts
work together to help us inhale and get oxygen into our body and in our blood stream and
exhale to release carbon dioxide. The airway consists of the nose (Nasal Cavity), mouth (Oral
Cavity), Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea and Bronchi. Each piece has a different function to make
the Respiratory System successfully work.
The Nasal Cavity- Is the hollow space and its function is to warm, moisturise, and filter air
entering the body before it reaches the lungs. The surface is covered in hairs (cilia) and
mucus (yuck!). These hairs and mucus work together to complete these steps.
Oral Cavity- The mouth supplements the nasal cavity. The usual breathing takes place in
the Nasal Cavity but the mouth supplements its function when you can’t use it or is very
difficult to breath through the nose.
Pharynx- The pharynx, or throat, is the passageway leading from the mouth and nose to
the Esophagus and Larynx. It allows air to travel to and from the Trachea, or Windpipe,
during respiration.







Tongue- It is part of the Oral Cavity and doesn't really play an important part in the
Respiratory System, but is used more in the Digestive System which is... wait we're talking
about the Respiratory System so never mind, lets just keep going.
Epiglottis- The Epiglottis is a small flap of elastic cartilages that acts as a transition
between the Trachea and Esophagus. The function of the Epiglottis is to ensure that air
passes into the Trachea by covering the opening of the Esophagus.
Trachea- The function of the Windpipe or Trachea is to allow air passage from your Nasal
and Oral Cavity to your lungs. It allows air rich in oxygen to travel down when you inhale
and travel up when you exhale carbon dioxide.
Larynx- The Larynx's function consists of a valve (barrier), which stops the air from
escaping the lungs. It also prevents foreign substances from entering the lungs.
Pleura- It is the slick wet barrier in the inner walls and around the lungs that creates a
thick surface that prevent the lungs and the chest wall to contact one another with minimal
friction.









Bronchus- The bronchus are extensions to the Windpipe that travel air to and from the
lungs. It is like a highway, oxygen going to the lungs and carbon dioxide leaving them,
through the windpipe.
Lungs- Each day we breathe about 20,000 times. The function of the lungs is to take in
oxygen and filter them into the bloodstream where red blood cells take the oxygen
molecules to every part of your body. This process happens when you inhale. When you
exhale carbon dioxide is taken by the blood cells back into the lungs where it is released
back into the air. This process takes milliseconds and is faster than blinking. Crazy right?
Even a scientist with all the cool equipment can't tell the exact speed blood travels around
the entire body.
Diaphragm- The function of the diaphragm is to get rid of carbon dioxide out of your
lungs and pull the oxygen into your lungs. The breathing takes place when the diaphragm
contracts and relaxes.






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like me who love to learn science :)
This book was created and published on StoryJumper™
©2014 StoryJumper, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publish your own children's book:
www.storyjumper.com








Hey I am Doc Neuron and I would love to welcome you to the
wonderful world of science. Now you all must be thinking that
this is an awfully long boring book about science but no! You're
wrong.
This is a fabulous, exciting and super scrumptious book with
loads of info, that even teenagers can enjoy.



I am the Doc

So we all watch action movies right? So lets just say we're watching Guardians of the
Galaxy and we are up to the part where they are escaping the prison and Rocket the
Raccoon was so busy playing with the stupid fake leg, which has nothing to do with the plan
but he thinks it's funny and everyone is staring... oh you're still here, I'm getting carried
away!
Anyway lets say he presses a button that releases a deadly gas that knocks out everyone
except robots (Rocket is a robot). Rocket is stuck with sleeping crew mates and needs to
wake them up - fast! Nothing seems to work not even water, so to get them up he needs a
better understanding of how the Respiratory System works and this is what he finds...





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