Question

What are the different organs of the respiratory system?

Answer 1

Respiratory system:

It is a biological system in animals and plants that consists of particular organs and structures for gas exchange.

The different organs of the human respiratory system include:

1. A pair of nostrils
2. Pharynx (It is the common passage for food and air; it opens through the larynx region into the trachea)
3. Larynx ( It is a cartilaginous box that aids in the generation of sound and is so known as the soundbox)
4. Trachea (The trachea is a long, straight tube that reaches up to the mid-thoracic cavity and divides into right and left major bronchi near the 5th thoracic vertebra)
5. Bronchi
6. Bronchioles
7. Alveoli ( Thin, irregular-walled, and vascularised bag-like structures)
8. Lungs ( Humans have 2 lungs)