Nasal Cavity as related to Lungs and Breathing

• How the Nose Works
  ... breathing and smelling—actually happen mostly inside your head, in your nasal cavity. The air inhaled through your nostrils travels to this cavity on its way to the lungs.
  
  
• Nose and Nasal Cavity
  ... the air passage behind the nose, plays an important role in breathing. The nasal cavity ... The air is warmed and moistened before it reaches your lungs.
  
  
• Nasal & Sinus Function guide for patients from iVillage Total Health
  ... nostril opens up into its own nasal cavity ... The back of the nasal cavity opens up into the airways that lead to the lungs. ... more quickly, over time, mouth-breathing ...
  
  
• Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer Treatment - National Cancer ...
  Air moves through these passages during breathing. The nasal cavity lies above the bone that forms ... filter and warm the air, and make it moist before it goes into the lungs
  
  
• The Nose, Nasal Cavity, Sinuses and Pharynx
  Proper breathing involves drawing air in through the nose. The nasal cavity warms and moistens the air ... enter the delicate tissues of the lungs. Structures in the nasal cavity ...
  
  
• Anglia Interactive: Breathing
  This prevents the air from chilling the lungs when it reaches them. Breathing Through The Mouth. The mouth, unlike the nose and nasal cavity, does not contain cilia ...
  
  
• The Human Body: Breathing: Science Key Stage 3
  This prevents the air from chilling the lungs when it reaches them. Breathing Through The Mouth. The mouth, unlike the nose and nasal cavity, does not contain cilia which would ...
  
  
• Respiratory System - Respiratory tract, The lungs, Breathing
  The upper part consists of the nose, nasal cavity, pharynx (throat), and larynx (voice ... layers reduces friction and allows smooth movement of the lungs during breathing. The lungs are ...
  
  
• personal.jax.bellsouth.net
  Inner - visceral ties light on top of lungs. Serous fluid - within pleural cavity ... the superior nasal cavity. (Smell) Exercise and Breathing. Rate increases with O2 usage by ...
  
  
• Respiratory system, Information about Respiratory system
  The upper part consists of the nose, nasal cavity, pharynx (throat), and larynx ... layers reduces friction and allows smooth movement of the lungs during breathing. The lungs ...