The 3 Airways You Need to Know About

Breathing is one of the most basic vital tasks performed by the body. It is the only function you can perform consciously as well as unconsciously, and it can be a completely voluntary act or a completely involuntary act, as it is controlled by two sets of nerves, one belonging to the voluntary nervous system, the other to the involuntary (autonomic) system. An individual breathes about 20,000 times a day.  That means by the age of 70 the average human would have taken 600 million breaths at least!

Our respiratory system is made up of 3 major parts- the airways, the lungs and the muscles involved in respiration. The airway, which includes the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles, carries air between the lungs and the body’s exterior. Lungs are the functional units of the respiratory system passing oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. Finally, the muscles of respiration, including the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, work together to act as a pump, pushing air into and out of the lungs during breathing.

The 3 Airways

The airways can be divided as the Upper, Middle and Lower airways or respiratory tracts. Each of these is susceptible to disease due to a variety of reasons some of which include smoking, air pollution, poor hygiene, etc. However, it is important to note that treatment must be targeted at the specific airway that has been affected.

Common disorders of the Upper airways include Rhinitis, Silusitis, Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis or Laryngitis. The middle tract disorders are usually Tracheitis or Tracheobronchitis. Finally, the Lower airways are susceptible to serious/chronic diseases like Asthma, Bronchitis, Bronchiolitis, Bronchiectasis,  Bronchopneumonia.

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