Breathing

The process of respiration, during which air is inhaled into the lungs through the mouth or nose due to muscle contraction, and then exhaled due to muscle relaxation.

breathing

Entertainment; Video

Amplitude variations similar to “bounce” but at a slow, regular rate.

breathing

Biology; Anatomy

It is a process that moves air in and out of the lungs. Aerobic organisms like birds complete this process using air sacs.

breathing

Medical; Health care; Medicine

The act of breathing with the lungs, consisting of inhalation, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of exhalation, or the expelling of the modified air which ...

foramen caecum

Biology; Anatomy

The dorsum of the tongue is convex and marked by a median sulcus, which divides it into symmetrical halves; this sulcus ends behind, about 2. 5 cm from the root of the organ, in ...

olfactory bulb

Biology; Anatomy

The olfactory bulb is a structure of the vertebrate forebrain involved in olfaction, the perception of odors.

apex

Biology; Anatomy

A narrowed or pointed end of an anatomical structure.

tongue

Biology; Anatomy

The tongue is a muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing (deglutition).

olfactory membrane

Biology; Anatomy

The portion of the nasal mucosa having olfactory receptor cells and olfactory glands.

oesophagus

Biology; Anatomy

The esophagus or oesophagus, sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in vertebrates which consists of a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the ...