breathing

     

Breathing takes oxygen in an carbon dioxide out of the body. Aerobic organisms require oxygen to create energy via respiration, in the form of energy-rich molecules such as glucose. The medical term for normal relaxed breathing is eupnea.

Trivia about breathing

  • Apnea is the temporary cessation of this
  • Sleep apnea, in which this stops briefly during the night, can cause daytime sleepiness
  • One of the classic criteria of death is apnea, or the cessation of this
  • Psychoprophylaxis teaches a mother techniques of relaxing & controlling this action
  • The 8 elements of ashtanga yoga include pranayama, control of this vital process