Question 1

how does the digestion system interact with the respiratory system?

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The stomach and: esophagus may regurgitate acid and contents into
the upper airway and into the lung. This condition, reflux esophagitis, can cause  heartburn, chronic cough, asthma and in severe cases, aspiration pneumonia.

Question 2

how does the respiratory interact with the digestive system?

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Huh ??????: Your question makes no sense. Only interact when you aspirate food

Question 3

how does our respiratory system help our body function?

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Oxygen and CO2: Oxygen is needed for your cells to live, and when they burn calories using oxygen they generate co2. Too much co2 is toxic to the brain and it must be removed from the blood. The lungs exhale co2 (like a car's exhaust pipe), and take in oxygen with each breath, lungs transfer oxygen to red blood cells that transport it to your cells.

Question 4

how does the cardiovascular and respiratory system interrelate to provide for the body's energy needs?

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System: The two systems work together and require each other to function. If they weren't connected, symmetry and coordination wouldn't be effective.

Question 5

how does the respiratory system work and how essential is it?

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Help you breathe: Lungs help you breathe and those are vital to living.  There are many ways to treat any problems that occur such as inhalents.  When one has emphysema there is even portable oxygen available if needed.

Question 6

how does the respiratory system depend on the nervous system?

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Easy.: The brain (mission control of the nervous system) initiates the drive to breath based upon input from a variety of sensors.  It transmits signals via the phrenic nerve to the diaphragm to initiate breathing.  Cough receptors in the lung similarly control the cough reflex.  Additionally the epiglottis is triggered to cover and protect the trachea to prevent aspiration.

Question 7

how does the respiratory system affect the cardiovascular system?

Accepted Answer

No O2 no function: Easy think of it as an engine the blood is the gas that supplies the body and you need to have oxygen to run the body, so when you breathe te blood gets oxygenated and delivered by the cardiovascular system to the rest of the body.

Question 8

what does the respiratory system do for you?

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Exchange gases: The lungs are the major organs of your respiratory system. When you breath in, you take oxygen in through your lungs and when you breath out, you expel carbon dioxide.

Question 9

why does the respiratory system improve when exercising?

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Strength, efficiency: Exercise strengthens the muscles of respiration, they also become more efficient and conditioned through exercise as well.

Question 10

how does the respiratory system work with the muscular system?

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: Oxygen enters the lungs where it transfers to the blood. The circulation carries the oxygen to the muscles where it is used in the process of muscular action. This is the short version. You will need to re-word your question and provide more detail about what you are interested in for a site doc to provide more specific detail. You are welcome to start over.

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