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Functions of the System and Homeostasis

The Respiratory System does not have many functions but they play a huge impact on the rest of the body and espically the blood. One of the smaller functions that this system has is called the mucociliary apparatus. this moves the mucos or flem from the airways into the mouth which later is swallowed or coughed up. This flem is important because it prevents large particles or small particles in the air from entering the lungs. The principle function of this system however affects all other systems. The body takes in air and brings it into the lungs. The deoxygenated blood comes along and takes the oxygen from the lungs and transports it throughout the body. This process is called respiration and is very important in keeping all of the other systems working and maintaining homeostasis. Without the body's ability to obtain oxygen and give it to the blood, the other systems cells would not be able to undergo cellular respiration and make ATP-the body's main energy source. This system, along with the circulatory is one of the most important because it makes all of the other systems perform correctly. Even though the respiratory does not have many functions to account for, the ones that it has, make every other system continue working and maintain homeostasis throughout the body.