Essays Tagged: "Respiratory system"
Air pollution
t they are also cause real damage to our bodies at this moment. Such pollutants cause damage to our respiratory system, leading to the fluctuation of the life span of an individual depending on a numb ... affects our body, you must under stand exactly what this pollution is. The pollutants that harm our respiratory system are known as particulates. Particulates are the small solid particles that you ca ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Asthma
pen for any topic concerning biology and i chose Asthma.AsthmaAsthma is a disorder that affects the respiratory system. Asthma causes the airways to the lungs to contract or shrink making it difficult ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Biochemical processes and strutural attributes of the human respiratory system
Respiratory structure and gas exchangeThe cardiac and respiratory structures are contained within th ... changeThe cardiac and respiratory structures are contained within the Thoracic cavity, figure1. The respiratory system's primary function is to supply the blood with oxygen (O2) so that it can deliver ... primary function is to supply the blood with oxygen (O2) so that it can deliver O2 to the body. The respiratory system does this through breathing. When we breathe, we inhale air to obtain oxygen and ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry
Pollution
sil fuels, it may leave our planet uninhabitable in the future. Some pollution caused damage to our respiratory system, which lead short of life span of individuals, depending on the number of conditi ... how pollution affects our body, we must understand exactly what it is. The pollution that harms our respiratory system is known as particulate, they are the small solid particles that we can see throu ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography
Cystic Fibrosis.
an systems there are. Cystic Fibrosis affects the reproductive system, the digestive tract, and the respiratory system. Cystic Fibrosis also affects nearly all of the exocrine glands (glands that secr ... the home edition on CF, another commonly used name for Cystic Fibrosis, is one of the most serious respiratory disorders. Severe Breathing problems that can be a result of CF, is caused by forming a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Diseases and the Immune System.
enter the human body. Bacteria and viruses can be airborne(droplet) and enter the body through our respiratory system eg the flu or the common cold is often spread when by someone sneezing. Some of t ... ne sneezing. Some of the virus is released into the air in droplet form and is then taken in by the respiratory system of other people in close contact.Some diseases enter the body through food and wa ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Report on asthma and its causes and effects.
Asthma is a respiratory system disorder in which the passages that allow air to pass into and out of the lungs p ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
The Lungs; How they work and diseases related to them.
The lungs are two organs that are a part of the Respiratory System. The lungs are the main breathing organs. The main importance of this organ is to ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
This is all about the immune system, how it works, and what it does.
nnot destroy the bacteria, a fever may develop. A fever can help to fight the pathogen. Second, the respiratory system contains cilia and mucus to trap pathogens. In the digestive system, enzymes in t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Cigarettes: What's Killing Our Country.
ettes will kill over 420,000 Americans, and many more will suffer from cancers, and circulatory and respiratory system diseases1. These horrible illnesses were known to originate from cigarettes for y ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Respiratory Function / Dysfunction
Respiratory Function / DysfunctionThis paper will describe the structure and function of the lungs. ... lso explain the effect of asthma on the lungs, and outline the consequences of a dysfunction of the respiratory system. The main treatment for asthma shall be explained, alongside a range of treatment ... factors associated with the maintenance of a healthy functioning system shall also be discussed.The respiratory system is made up of the lungs, and the system of air tubes that carry oxygen (air) to a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Immune response
e of defense against foreign invaders is innate immunity. Innate immunity encompasses skin, and the respiratory system, which also contains mucus that traps and destroys invaders. This type of Immunit ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Respiratory System - Muscular system
The respiratory system is oxygen inhaled into the body and oxygen exhaled from the body. The oxygen is c ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences
Cystic Fibrosis
ystic FibrosisCystic fibrosis is an incurable hereditary disorder (disease) that mainly affects the respiratory system (airways and the lungs) and the digestive system (stomach, intestines, colon and ... hemical properties of mucus, causing thicker-than-normal mucus that can lead to obstructions in the respiratory and digestive systems.In the respiratory system, the abnormal mucus obstructs airways an ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Full - Drug report, Montelukast, Asthma Treatment. structure function, metabolism, excretion.
IntroductionAsthma is a common disorder associated with the respiratory system; it affects one in four primary school children, one in seven teenagers, and one ... tural formula is shown belowPathophysiology of AsthmaAs already stated, asthma is a disorder of the respiratory system, it occurs when the passage in and out becomes obstructed due to reversible bronc ... ompounds known as eicosanoids (Marieb et al, 1999).Although LTB4 has a number of important roles in respiratory physiology, it is only the functions of the cys-LTs that are affected by montelukast. Co ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry
Horses, respiratory system, excretory system, curcularatory system.
The respiratory system of the horse is well adapted to athletic exercise, with unrestricted upper airway ... nged across the lung surface to supplement sweating and other skin surface heat loss mechanisms.The respiratory system is continually challenged by a large amount of foreign material, including viruse ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Cigarettes: What's Killing Our Country
ettes will kill over 420,000 Americans, and many more will suffer from cancers, and circulatory and respiratory system diseases1. These horrible illnesses were known to originate from cigarettes for y ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Childhood Asthma
ges commonly occur inresponse to changes in the environment including weather, allergens, foods, or respiratoryinfections.Asthma is the number one chronic illness among children and is the mostcommon ... the mostcommon cause of hospitalization for children under 15 years old.Asthma is a disease of the respiratory system commonly found in children. Asthma is a leading cause of chronic disease, and sch ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
AP Envi Sci Essay - Air pollution
the blood and replaces oxygen. It can cause fatigue, dizziness and even death. Asbestos affects the respiratory system. It can cause lung cancer and other lung diseases. Asbestos should carefully be r ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Breathing in Humans.
egion of high pressure to a region of lower pressure. Because of this the air rushes in through the respiratory system into the alveoli (Blake, 2001). In contrast to inspiration, during expiration the ... y various factors including anatomical build, age, dispensability of the lungs, and the presence of respiratory disease.The more physically active the body is the more ATP energy is required. To produ ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology