Fun Facts: Respiratory System

Holding in a sneeze is dangerous.

The shape of a voice box is square.

An average inhilation contains two cups of air.

The record for longest continual hiccups is 68 years

Movement of air in and out of your lungs is called respiration

When a man is hit in the genitals, his voice gets higher.

It is really possible for food to go down the "wrong pipe".

People with lung diseases often have weak voices.

Drinking alcohol decreses snoring.

The purpose of yawning is to take in more oxygen.