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Reference List (links): [a]: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/respiratory-system [b]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2141185/#:~:text=The%20optimum%20temperature%20of%20respiration,%C2%B0%20and%2050%C2%B0C. [c]: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/respiratory-system [d]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/bronchiole#:~:text=Bronchioles%20are%20made%20up%20of,and%20coupled%20by%20gap%20junctions.https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/lungs.html#:~:text=Air%20enters%20the%20respiratory%20system,out%20dust%20and%20other%20particles. [e]: https://lungfoundation.com.au/lung-health/protecting-your-lungs/how-your-lungs-work/#:~:text=Every%20day%20we%20breathe%20about,to%20the%20functioning%20human%20body. Right Lung: [RL1]: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTDV2KXyjGEw8cxwgL1OtYNBJoIOXlfXKeQ2vCvuPAhyEl5jHp [RL2]: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/lungs.html#:~:text=The%20lungs%20contain%20elastic%20tissue,by%20the%20ribs%20and%20muscles [RL3]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470197/#:~:text=The%20left%20lung%20consists%20of,fissure%2C%20separating%20LUL%20and%20LLL. Left Lung: [LL1]: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTDV2KXyjGEw8cxwgL1OtYNBJoIOXlfXKeQ2vCvuPAhyEl5jHp [LL2]: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/lungs.html#:~:text=The%20lungs%20contain%20elastic%20tissue,by%20the%20ribs%20and%20muscles. [LL3]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470197/#:~:text=The%20left%20lung%20consists%20of,fissure%2C%20separating%20LUL%20and%20LLL. Trachea: [T1]: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Trachea-structure_fig1_340592548 [T2]: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21828-trachea Larynx: [L1]: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21872-larynx [L2]: https://thancguide.org/cancer-types/throat/laryngeal/supraglottic/anatomy/#:~:text=The%20Supraglottis,-The%20supraglottis%20is&text=This%20flap%20closes%20during%20swallowing,the%20entrance%20of%20the%20airway. [L3]: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/glottis [L4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subglottis#:~:text=The%20subglottis%20or%20subglottic%20region,the%20temperature%20of%20the%20breath. Pharynx: [P1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharynx [P2]: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21869-pharynx [P3]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544271/#:~:text=Regionally%2C%20the%20pharynx%20divides%20into,(opening)%20of%20the%20larynx. Nasal Cavity: [N1]: https://www.getbodysmart.com/nasal-cavity/nose-anatomy-physiology/ Oral Cavity: [O1]: https://www.osmosis.org/learn/Anatomy_of_the_oral_cavity_%28dentistry%29 [O2]: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21765-mouth [O3]: https://teachmeanatomy.info/head/organs/oral-cavity/ Epiglottis: [E1]: https://sleep-doctor.com/surgical-treatment-overview/tongue-region-procedures/epiglottis/ [E2]: https://byjus.com/question-answer/if-epiglottis-is-not-present-what-happens-to-passage-of-food-and-air/ Diaphragm: [D1]: https://teachmeanatomy.info/thorax/muscles/diaphragm/ [D2]: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21578-diaphragm [D3]: https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/diaphragm Bronchi: [Br1]: https://www.lybrate.com/topic/bronchi-image [Br2]: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21607-bronchi Bronchioles: [Bri1]: https://www.histology.leeds.ac.uk/respiratory/conducting.php [Bri2]: https://www.verywellhealth.com/bronchioles-anatomy-function-and-diseases-2248931 Alveoli: [A1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiole [A2]: https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-are-alveoli-2249043 [A3]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539825/#:~:text=Alveoli%20are%20microscopic%20balloon%2Dshaped,and%20the%20blood%20takes%20place.