Respiratory System

Of body and system.   May also be referred to as systema respiratorium.

The system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing.

This concept's ID is @1~30045

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  • respiratory organ 3 facts

    Any organ involved in the process of respiration.

  • airway 2 facts

    The passages through which air enters and leaves the body.

  • trachea 0 facts

    One of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids.