Abnormalities and Diseases of the Human Respiratory System
The respiratory system is composed of the respiratory tract and the lungs as a breathing air exchange. Breathing is a process to meet the necessary oxygen to convert energy sources into energy and waste CO2 as metabolic waste.
Respiratory airways is composed of: the nostrils, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, and bronkeolus. Nostril until bronchiolus called pars konduktoria because its function as a respiratory airways.
Structure and function of the human respiratory system can experience interference or attack the disease. Among others:
1. Asthma, a respiratory tract disease caused by blockage of an allergy to hair, feathers or droppings.
2. Tuberculosis, lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosa attack. Diffusion of oxygen will be disrupted due to a rash or inflammation of the alveolar walls. Tuberculosis or TB is an infection caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can damage the lungs but can also on the central nervous system (meningitis, lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints.
Indonesia is the third worst in the world for the number of people with TB. Every year appeared 500 thousand new cases and more than 140 thousand others died. March 24, celebrated the world as “TB Day.” On March 24, 1882, the Robert Koch in Berlin, Germany, presented the results of the discovery of the cause of tuberculosis.
1. kinds of inflammation of the respiratory system, such as: bronchitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, pleuritis, sinusitis.
2. Asfiksi, Respiratory disorders during transport and use of oxygen by the tissues, due to drowning, pneumonia and poisoning.
3. Acidosis, increased levels of carbonic acid and bicarbonate acid in the blood.
4. Diphtheria, obstruction by mucus in the pharyngeal cavity produced by diphtheria bacteria infection.
5. Pneumonia, an infection caused by viruses or bacteria in the alveoli that cause pneumonia