Respiratory system: [TA] all the air passages from the nose to the pulmonary alveoli. SYN: systema respiratorium [TA], apparatus respiratorius, respiratory apparatus.
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Respiratory system: The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs. Also called the respiratory tract.
Source: National Institute of Health
Respiratory system: the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Respiratory system: structure and passages involved with the intake, expulsion, and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and air; they include the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and the lungs.
Source: CRISP
Respiratory system: The tubular and cavernous organs and structures, by means of which pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange between ambient air and the blood are brought about.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)
Respiratory system: The tubular and cavernous organs and structures, by means of which pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange between ambient air and the blood are brought about.
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Respiratory system:
Respiratory system (organ): The respiratory system includes the organs, structures and substances that take in and transport air into the body during processes that include inhalation. Substances in the air include vital oxygen and other gasses and substances carried in the air, such as viruses and molds. The respiratory system also is involved with removing waste from the body in the form of carbon dioxide during processes that include exhalation. The respiratory system includes the nose, mouth, trachea, and lungs.
The respiratory system interacts closely with the circulatory system and works directly or indirectly with every other system in the body, including the nervous system, genitourinary system, musculoskeletal system, immune system, digestive system and endocrine system.
Respiratory system (organ): The respiratory system plays a vital role in delivering oxygen to the body --- fuel for all the body's functions. It also removes carbon dioxide waste, eliminates toxic waste, regulates temperature, and stabilizes blood acid-alkaline balance (pH).
Respiratory system (organ): See Respiratory system (organ information).
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