breathing

Also known as respiration, ventilation

thumb|upright=1.4|Real-time magnetic resonance imaging of the human thorax during breathing thumb|upright=1.4|X-ray video of a female American alligator while breathing Breathing (respiration or ventilation) is the rhythmic process of moving air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs to enable gas exchange with the internal environment, primarily to remove carbon dioxide and take in oxygen.

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Breathing is the rhythmic process of moving air in and out of your lungs, which allows your body to take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide through gas exchange. This process is essential for your body to function, as it continuously replenishes the oxygen your cells need while eliminating waste carbon dioxide.

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Medical condition.name: Breathing patterns
Medical condition.image: File:Breathing abnormalities.svg
Medical condition.caption: Graph showing normal as well as different kinds of pathological breathing patterns

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Research

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Breathing patterns and associated cardiovascular changes in intermittently breathing animals: (Partially) correcting a semantic quagmire.ReviewExperimental physiology · 2024Burggren W, Fahlman A, Milsom WDOI: 10.1113/EP091784
Breathing patterns recognition: A functional data analysis approach.Computer methods and programs in biomedicine · 2022LoMauro A, Colli A, Colombo L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106670
Feeding and breathing in lampreys.ReviewBrain, behavior and evolution · 1996Rovainen CMDOI: 10.1159/000113208
Dyspnea.ReviewHandbook of clinical neurology · 2022Binks APDOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91534-2.00008-4
[Practical recommendations for breathing-adapted radiotherapy].ReviewCancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique · 2007Simon L, Giraud P, Dumas JL et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2007.06.002
Breathing Segmentation for Per Breath Sleep Apnea Detection().Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2025Kjar MR, Straarup Rasmussen S, Brink-Kjar A et al.DOI: 10.1109/EMBC58623.2025.11253496
The conditional nature of the "Central Rhythm Generator" and the production of episodic breathing.ReviewRespiratory physiology & neurobiology · 2009Fong AY, Zimmer MB, Milsom WKDOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.05.012
Volitionally Regulated Breathing with Prolonged Expiration Influences Food Craving and Impulsivity.Complementary medicine research · 2024Telles S, Gupta A, Sharma SK et al.DOI: 10.1159/000539618

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Commons category: Respiration

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Contents

Mechanics
Passage of air
Upper airways
Lower airways
Gas exchange
Control
Composition
Effects of ambient air pressure
Breathing at altitude
Breathing at depth
Respiratory disorders
Society and culture
Breathing and mood
Breathing and physical exercise
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All aerobic organisms require oxygen for cellular respiration, which extracts energy from food and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. External respiration (breathing) brings air to the alveoli where gases move by diffusion; the circulatory system then transports oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the tissues.