Breathing

Breathing is moving air in and out of the lungs. The air going in and out is called breath. If a person cannot breathe, they will die. Breathing helps...

arrest is the cessation of breathing due to failure of the lungs to function effectively. Apnea is the stopping of breathing. Prolonged apnea refers to...

apnoea) is a problem certain people have: When they sleep, they may stop breathing for short periods. These periods can last for 10 seconds or more. 3-4...

collection of diseases which make breathing gradually more difficult. Symptoms of COPD include difficulty breathing and cough, in particular coughing...

mammals. When breathing in, the diaphragm pulls down so that the size of the lungs increases, allowing air to enter the lungs. When breathing out, the diaphragm...

is sick, because infections often irritate breathing passages. Another cause of coughs is a person breathing air that is not clean, like air with dust...

causes, or helps to cause, a medical condition. For example, smoking or breathing in somebody else's tobacco smoke (called second-hand smoke) is a risk...

body needs a constant supply of oxygen, which is done by breathing. Inhalation is the breathing in of air. To inhale, the lungs expand, decreasing the air...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his discoveries about how breathing is regulated. "Biography of Corneille Heymans". The Nobel Foundation....

in the neck) many important blood vessels, the trachea (through which breathing is done) the larynx (where the voice comes from) the esophagus, lymph...

contained) breathing apparatus Free-diving - The aim to maximize the depth dived using no breathing apparatus Apnea - The practice of not breathing for extended...

asthma. It is used when people have trouble breathing to help them breathe better. It is used by breathing it through the mouth. Its effects last for 24...

living fossils. The Arachnida is the huge and successful terrestrial (air-breathing) group of spiders and their relatives. The chelicerates originated as...

into a person's lungs) if they stop breathing or are not breathing well enough to survive Inserting a breathing tube down someone's windpipe to help...

also result in pneumonia. People with pneumonia usually have difficulty breathing. They may also cough, or have pain in the chest area. The treatment of...

who goes deeper than 30 m (100 ft)while breathing air, or any time when the pressure of nitrogen in the breathing gas is more than about 3,2 bar. It only...

desensitize the nose. After that it can shut down the breathing center in the brain, which stops the breathing reflex and kills the victim from asphyxiation....

Freediving is diving underwater (usually in the ocean) without using a breathing apparatus (air carried in tanks on their backs or supplied through a hose)...

Choking happens when breathing is made difficult. It happens when the windpipe is blocked. In some cases the air flow is completely blocked, in other...

cells or basophils because of anaphylatoxins. It causes difficulty in breathing which can be very mild to severe. Bronchospasms can be caused by asthma...