Nervous System vs Respiratory System
The Nervous system and the Respiratory system interact in 3 main ways. The first way they interact is that the brain monitors the respiratory systems blood gas levels. This means the brain keeps track of the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. The brain is part of the Nervous system and the Respiratory system is in charge of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body. This is one inter action between the Nervous system and Respiratory system.
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The 2nd interaction between the Nervous system and the Respiratory system is the brain monitors the respiratory system lung volumes. This means the amount of air connected with the different parts of the respiratory system. For example, the amount of air in the trachea, lungs, etc. The brain is part of the nervous system and the structures where the lung volume is measured are part of the respiratory system. That is another interaction between the Nervous system and the Respiratory system.
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The 3rd interaction between the Nervous system and the Respiratory system is that the brain manages the respiratory rate. The respiratory rate is the number of breathes a living thing (human) takes in a certain amount of time (per minute). It is just like your heart rate, but instead of the pace at which your heart beats its the pace at which you breath. The brain is part of the Nervous system and the lungs where you measure the respiratory rate is part of the respiratory system.
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By Posy Olivetti