exhalation quizlet

Why Can You Hold Your Breath Longer After Hyperventilation?

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Why Can You Hold Your Breath Longer After Hyperventilation? In short, the reason you can hold your breath longer when you hyperventilate isn’t because of an increase in oxygen, but because of a decrease in CO2. Besides reducing the amount of CO2 in your system, hyperventilating actually reduces the amount of oxygen available to your

How Does Air Pass Through The Respiratory System?

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How Does Air Pass Through The Respiratory System? When you inhale through your nose or mouth, air travels down the pharynx (back of the throat), passes through your larynx (voice box) and into your trachea (windpipe). Your trachea is divided into 2 air passages called bronchial tubes. One bronchial tube leads to the left lung,