A general respiratory system

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

-          Consists of canal/tube, organ and tissue including the cartilage.

-          If the structures are related with respiratory system mostly are termed with respiratory such as trachea which an air-way passage called respiratory tube/tract and alveoli are the sac inside the lung are called respiratory sac.

-          The respiratory system is categorised into two; conducting part and respiratory part. For instances are trachea, bronchi and bronchioles are conducting part except the respiratory part such as pleura itself and alveoli.

-          The most significance in this respiratory system is the two lungs which are the left and right.

-          Basically the lungs are known with some borders and its fissures that separate each lung into several lobes.

-          For the left side of the lung, it has 1 fissure contributing into 2 lobes. While the right pleura consist of 3 lobes due to the 2 fissures.

-          Each side of the lung contain its own segments which are more useful in clinical surgeon in detecting the specific blood vessel located on the surface of the lungs.

-          The left lung has usually 8 segments but only 10 segments can be found in the right side.