respiratory system

noun, Anatomy
1.
the system by which oxygen is taken into the body and an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place; in mammals the system includes the nasal passages, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
Origin
1935-40
Examples from the web for respiratory system
  • The general idea was it started in one form and then expanded its repertoire from the lymphatic to the respiratory system.
  • Inhalation of high concentrations affects the nervous and respiratory system.
  • Our respiratory system designed to aid infections and respiratory problems, as are our moist eye sockets.
  • Be calm, don't get so hyped up that you tax an already effected and taxed respiratory system, ie freak out and hyperventilate.
  • Nitrogen oxides also contribute to the formation of ozone, a known irritant to the respiratory system.
  • Natural cleaners made of common kitchen ingredients are gentler on the skin and respiratory system.
  • It is mainly caused by a virus that infects the respiratory system.
  • Each type involves different organs and may or may not involve the central nervous system or respiratory system.
  • Asthma is a disease of the respiratory system, which causes swelling and narrowing of the airways.
  • Attention must be paid to the respiratory system because affected people have difficulty protecting themselves from choking.
British Dictionary definitions for respiratory system

respiratory system

noun
1.
the specialized organs, collectively, concerned with external respiration: in humans and other mammals it includes the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, and diaphragm
respiratory system in Medicine

respiratory system n.
The integrated system of organs involved in the intake and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and the environment and including the nasal passages, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, and lungs.

respiratory system in Science
respiratory system  

The system of organs and structures in which gas exchange takes place, consisting of the lungs and airways in air-breathing vertebrates, gills in fish and many invertebrates, the outer covering of the body in worms, and specialized air ducts in insects.
respiratory system in Culture
respiratory system [(res-puh-ruh-tawr-ee)]

The organs in the body involved in respiration. Air enters the body through the nose and mouth and travels down the trachea, through the bronchial tubes, and finally into the lungs. Once in the lungs, the air is drawn into an enormous number of thin-walled sacs richly supplied with capillaries. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood takes place in these tiny sacs.