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1、Chapter5RespiratorySystemInthispassageyouwilllearn:●Theorgansoftherespiratorysystem●Thestructureandfunctionoftheseorgans●Themechanismofbreathing●ThegastransportandcleaningsystemAlllivinganimalsmusttakeinoxygenandgetridofcarbondioxide.Inthevertebrates——animalswithbackbones——thatgettheiroxygenfromthea
2、ir,bothtasksareperformedbyspecialgas-exchangeorganscalledlungs.Thelungsprovideaplacewhereoxygencanreachthebloodandcarbondioxidecanberemovedfromit.Theyareequippedwithtubesandabellowssystemfordrawinginairfromtheoutside,whilethepulmonaryveinsandarteriescirculatebloodthroughfrominside.Thelungsalsohaveac
3、leaningsystemthattraps,ejects,ordestroysirritantsandotherharmfulsubstancesthattravelinwiththeair.Inthesimplercold-bloodedamphibiansandreptiles,thelungsaretwoballoon-likesacs.Inactiveanimalsthatrequirelargeamountsofoxygen,especiallythewarm-bloodedbirdsandmammals,thelungsareaspongylabyrinthofsacsthats
4、upplyanenormoussurfaceareaforthetransferofgases.Intheadulthumanthetotallungsurface,ifflattenedout,wouldbelargerthanabadmintoncourt,about100squareyards(83squaremeters).Airentersthebodythroughthenoseandpassesthroughthenasalcavity,whichislinedwithamucousmembraneandfinehairs(cilia)tohelpfilteroutforeign
5、bodies,aswellastowarmandmoistentheair.Paranasalsinusesarehollow,air-containingspaceswithintheskullthatcommunicatewiththenasalcavity.They,too,haveamucousmembraneliningandfunctiontoprovidethelubricatingfluidmucus.aswellastolightenthebonesoftheskullandhelpproducesound.Afterpassingthroughthenasalcavity,
6、theairnextreachesthepharynx(throat).Therearethreedivisionsofthepharynx.Thenasopharynxisthefirstdivision,anditisnearesttothenasalcavities.Itcontainstheadenoids,whicharemassesoflymphatictissue.Theadenoids(alsoknownasthepharyngealtonsils)aremoreprominentinchildren,andifenlarged,theycanobstructairpassag
7、eways.Belowthenasopharynxandclosertothemouthistheseconddivisionofthepharynx,theoropharynx.Thepalatinetonsils,tworoundedmassedoflymphatictissue,arelocatedintheoropharynx.Thethirddivisionofthepharynxist
