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You take 20000 breaths a day

Respiratory System

The breathing reflex is triggered by rising CO₂ in the blood, detected as a pH drop by chemoreceptors in the medulla oblongata — not by falling O₂. Hold your breath to see this firsthand.
Lung Volume2.50 L
O₂ Saturation98.0%
Blood pCO₂40.0 mmHg
Blood pH7.40
Resp. Rate12 bpm
INHALE
Diaphragm contracts, thoracic volume increases, pressure drops, air rushes in.
12
0.5
Oxygenated blood
Deoxygenated blood
CO₂ molecules
Space pause · R reset · H hold
E exercise · ↑↓ rate · Click breath
space pause · r reset · h hold · e exercise · ↑↓ rate · click breath