Score is an old word for the number 20. It is used in the famous expression from the Gettysburg Address: Four score and seven years ago.... = (4*20+7)years = 87 years. And in the Bible: âthree score years and tenâ meaning: âseventy years oldâ (3*20+10) (Psalm 90). This was thought to be a normal life span.
It may surprise you to know that your respiratory system does a lot more than just coordinate the oxygen that goes in and out of your lungs. Your respiratory system works with the muscular, skeletal and circulatory systems of your body in order to help you speak, smell and breathe.
P874 The respiratory system contributes to homeostasis by providing for the exchange of gases - oxygen and carbon dioxide - between the atmospheric air, blood, and tissue cells. It also helps adjust the pH of body fluids. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems cooperate to supply oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide. The respiratory system provides for gas exchange - intake of oxygen and elimination of carbon dioxide -and the cardiovascular system transport blood containing the gases between the lungs and body cells.