Day-in and Day-out, with out the prompt of conscious thought, the respiratory system carries out its life-sustaining activities. If the respiratory system's responsibilities are interrupted for more than a few minutes, serious, permanent damage to tissues occurs, Followed by the break down of all the body's systems in the human body. While the intake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide are the primary functions of the respiratory system, it plays other important roles in …
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…the lungs, and it will cause trouble breathing often the disease is very serious. As we have said before the respiratory system might not seem very important and we might take it for granted, but we shouldn't because it is the one of the most important systems in our body. Try being under water for more time than what you really can with out grasping for air and you'll see how important it can be!