Psalm 150:6 "Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD."
As we all know, coughing is a reflex that
clears our breathing passages from secretions, irritants, foreign
particles and even microbes that might make us sick. We also know that
sneezing is a reflex that cleanses our nasal cavity by forcefully
expelling foreign particles and irritants. But why do we sigh? Is it
just because we're exasperated or surprised?
Well,
here's a surprise for you. Though you aren't even aware of it, you take
a deep breath – that is, you sigh – about 12 times every hour. As
researchers have discovered, we sigh about every five minutes to keep
our lungs functioning properly.
In fact, if we didn't sigh, we would die.
Researchers from UCLA and Stanford call sighing "a life-sustaining
reflex that prevents air sacs located in the lungs, called alveoli, from
collapsing." Study co-author Jack Feldman told LiveScience, "A human
lung has as much surface area as a tennis court, and so that's all
folded inside your chest." If humans didn't sigh about every five
minutes, the alveoli would not be able to reinflate, causing the lungs
to fail. The only way to pop alveoli open again is to take a deep
breath.
Now remember that sighing is just one of
thousands if not millions of vital processes going on inside your body
all the time. If your body was lacking even one of those vital
processes, you'd be in big trouble. So the next time you sigh, thank
Your all-wise Creator!
This was so interesting! Loved reading it! (I'm trying to learn stuff about anatomy right now! :))
ReplyDeleteDid Deborah get her letter? Just wondering!
I know! I never thought about sighing as anything important...what a mighty God we serve!
DeleteI'm glad you're enjoying these, Paige. I'll see if I can find some more on the topic of anatomy. :)
Yes, Deborah did receive your letter, and one should be arriving for you next week. :)
Alright, thanks! Can't wait to get my letter!
ReplyDeleteHuh, I did not know this. Very fascinating!
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