Others molecules of oxygen have ask me to tell my journey when a seventh grade student inhales. I would always say: “Try it yourself,” but now that I’m older and lazy and dying, I’m tired to say those same words over and over and over again. So I decided to write it out. Here is my own journey in a seventh grade student that inhales that you will never experience again.
It all started when a seventh grade student inhaled deeply in a Science Classroom. They were studying the Respiratory System in a human body. The teacher said to inhale and exhale deeply. So the student inhales and I decided to enter his nose with other molecules of oxygen to have a unique experience. After being smooched to enter his narrow nose, I saw several short hairs called cilia. The function of cilia is to protect the nasal passageways filtering out dust and other particles that enter the nose when you breathe air. As air is inhaled, the cilia move back and forth, pushing any waste products either toward the nostrils, where it is blown out, or toward the pharynx, where it travels through the digestive system and out with the rest of the body's waste.
As I continued to float, I realized that the passageway was becoming wider. We were approaching the nasal cavity. The nasal cavity’s function is to warm, moisturize, and filter air entering the body before it reaches the lungs. Hairs and mucus lining the nasal cavity help to trap dust, mold, pollen and other environmental contaminants before they can reach the inner portions of the body. Air exiting the body through the nose returns moisture and heat to the nasal cavity before being exhaled into the environment.
Now that I’m in the nasal cavity, I have to go through the pharynx or the throat. The pharynx is the only part of the respiratory system that is shared with another system – the digestive system. It is because the nose and the mouth are connected by it. The inhaled air from the