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Your lungs are not injured by a spinal cord injury, but the muscles which control your lungs and help you breathe deeply and cough may not work well. Inactivity also affects the health of your lungs. Some patients receive special treatment by respiratory therapists. Others just need to learn ways to breathe deeply and cough to clear out normal secretions. We will teach you how best to care for your lungs in the Respiratory Management section.
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NORMAL BREATHING AND THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
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The purpose of the respiratory system is to supply oxygen to body tissues and to remove carbon dioxide, which is a waste product, from the body tissues. Breathing is the process by which oxygen in the air is brought into the lungs and into close contact with the blood, which absorbs it and carries it to all parts of the body. At the same time, the blood gives up carbon dioxide, which is carried out of the lungs with air breathed out.
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