How does the body defenditself from microorganismsand other harmful substancesthat enter the airway duringthe breathing process?

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How does the body defend
itself from microorganisms
and other harmful substances
that enter the airway during
the breathing process?

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Respiration is a process that occurs between an individual and their surrounding environment. During respiration, oxygen is inhaled from the environment and then transported to individual cells of the body. Similarly, carbon dioxide produced by the cell during cellular respiration is exhaled out from the body to the environment.

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