How are the digestive and respiratory system related?

Your digestive and respiratory systems, at first glance, seem very separate in their activities. In reality, however, the systems work together intimately in several ways. The results of respiratory activity allow the digestive tract to function, and vice versa. read more

The digestive tract is dependent upon the respiratory system, because your digestive tract functions by using muscular contractions to break up food and move it along the tract. Smooth muscle in the stomach churns food into a liquid, and contractions of the intestine move food through the system. read more

~The Digestive System and Respiratory System~. The well-known digestive system has a basic but important function. First, food goes down to the throat, and leads to the digestive system. What makes this path is the epiglottis, which opens when air comes through, and closes when food comes down. read more

Cells need to obtain things from the environment in order to obtain energy. The energy is used to move and make more cells, repair cells and make structures outside cells(extra cellular material). read more