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The air is:
- heated (to body temperature)
- cleansed (foreign particles attach to the mucosa of the nasal cavity and thusly removed before they reach the lungs).
- moistened (the humidity of the air increases)
All of these mechanism are designed to help the lungs to a better supply of air.
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Does Mucus helps moisten warm and filter the air as it enters the nose?
True Mucus helps moisten warm and filter the air as it enters the nose.
What does the air pass through after leaving the mouth or nose?
The air that enters the nose is the same that is found in our lower atmosphere: roughly 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other. Once the air passes through the nostrils, some of the larger particles like dust and sand are filtered out before it gets to our lungs.
Air enters the nasal cavity of the respiratory system through what?
Through nose.
Explain how the respiratory system of a human allows to them to survive in the environment in which they live in?
It starts in the nose/mouth, then the air enters the lungs. It then goes into the bronchi ole into the air sac. It is then transported to the circulatory system to produce waste. There is another way which is that the nose/mouth inhales air then it travels down the trachea into the lungs where the waste is produced it then goes to the bronchi then into the circulatory system.
What is covered with damp air and are found in the top of the nose?
The turbinates at the top of the nose are moist and exist to moisten air as it enters the respiratory tract.
2 places where air enters your body?
Air enters your body through the nostrils in your nose and the mouth when you breathe.
Where does air enters your body?
Through your nose and mouth.
Air enters your respiratory system through?
Air enters the the respiratory tract through either the nose or mouth.
What statement describe how air enter your body?
As the diaphragm contracts, air enters the body through the nose and mouth.
Air passes through your nose and mouth and enters your?
trachea
When you inhale air enters the body through the the what?
nose or mouth
Air enters through the mouth or nose and travels through the?
Lungs
What is one of the two places where air enters the body?
The mouth and the nose is where air comes in.
What is one of the two places where air enters your body?
One of the places where air enters your body is through your nose. The air passes through your nasal cavity, where it is filtered, warmed, and humidified before reaching your lungs.
Does the mouth prepare air for the lungs?
Yes, both the mouth and nose help to moisten and warm air before it enters your lungs.
What are one of two places where air enters your body?
Two air passages which allow air to enter the body are the cilia and aveoli !!!
What part of your respiratory system takes air from your nose and mouth to bronchus?
these are the pipes by which oxygen enters the lungs and co2 exits
