Respiratory System A frog’s respiratory system is much different than humans. First‚ the lungs in a frog have thin walls and are shaped like balloons. When frogs swim‚ they fill their lungs with air‚ which helps them stay buoyant while swimming. Frogs also do not have diaphragms compared to humans. They only breathe through their nose. They use muscles in their throat sacs to help move the air in‚ and then is pushed to the lungs. During this time‚ their mouth is closed. Body contractions allow
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The Importance of Healthy Respiratory System Chong Xian Li Pn. Raja Faziatul 3Damar January 14‚ 2014 Introduction to the importance of a healthy respiratory system The respiratory system is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for the process of respiration in an organism. The respiratory system is involved in the intake and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and the environment‚ which means the quality of the air
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM WEBQUEST 1. Describe the function of the nasal and oral pharynx for breathing. The ph arynx is a muscular funnel that extends from the back of the nose to the larynx‚ or voice box. The nasal pharynx’s function is to allow air passage through it. The oral pharynx has both respiratory and digestive functions since it serves as a passageway for air‚ food‚ and water. 2. Describe the structure and function of the epiglottis. The epiglottis is one of the nine cartilagous structures
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The Effects of Smoking on the Body The custom of smoking tobacco originated with the Indians possibly as early as one hundred A.D. Tobacco was used at first principally in connection with religious rituals‚ but by the end of the fifteenth century‚ smoking was quickly becoming a common personal practice. There are at least four thousand different toxic chemicals which have been identified as products of tobacco smoke. Nicotine is among these and has become one of the most widely used stimulants
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The Effects of smoking in Teenagers Chapter I Introduction Adolescence is a stage of significant growth and potential but it is also considered to be a time of great risk. A lot of adolescents are facing pressures to use alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ or drugs and to start sexual relationships‚ thereby‚ putting themselves at high risk for intentional injuries and infection from sexual transmitted Diseases. According to the World Health Report a considerable number of deaths would be prevented and tobacco
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Harmful Effects Of Smoking Smoking isn’t good for one’s body. Especially if you’ve been smoking a pack a day‚ and for a long period of time. But what is the full extent of the effects of smoking on your body? The effects of smoking varies from person to person as it will depend on the person’s vulnerability to the chemical in cigarette or tobacco smoke. It will also depend on the number of cigarette sticks a person smokes per day‚ the age when the person first started to smoke‚ and the number of
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The Effects of Smoking Tobacco Olivia Nagel Biology 123 Professor Thompson May 6‚ 2014 ABSTRACT This paper talks about the effects of smoking tobacco on the human body. It also examines the effects that smoking has on the surrounding environment of the individual who is directly smoking. Smoking has been around for a very long time‚ and dates back to the 1600s. Smoking cigarettes can cause many types of health complications to the individual who is smoking such as bronchitis‚ asthma‚ and
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The Ripple Effect of Smoking It has become common knowledge that smoking is bad for people’s health‚ nonetheless people continue to smoke. To be honest‚ that is fine. If people want to endanger themselves by smoking then I wish them a swift and peaceful end (though most smokers die a slow and agonizing death). What is not acceptable is the effect that smoke has on non-smokers who have almost no way of getting away from smoke unless they want to stay in their house. Smokers affect everyone
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Cause and Effect – Smoking The prohibition of smoking has become more and more wide-spread in the United States today. Due to studies that show smoking is related to many illnesses‚ people have made safe guards to prevent from acquiring them. One of those safe guards is prohibiting smoking in public environments. Other than the obvious health risks smoking causes‚ it can also set the wrong example for young adults and children‚ and could also damage the health of non-smokers. Health reasons
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of the effects of cigarette‚ like cancer‚ heart disease‚ emphysema‚ and chronic bronchitis. The researchers also included the cigarette components like nicotine and how many percent of it in a tobacco. The reasons why people smoke cigarette is also in this paper. By reading this paper‚ a person can gain knowledge about the effects of smoking cigarette. So when a person reads this especially those who smoke‚ he or she may quit or lessen smoking because he or she will know the bad effects of cigarette
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