Pulmonology

Pulmonology is the study of the respiratory system. This system is composed of two tracts dubbed as the upper respiratory tract and the lower respiratory tract. The upper respiratory tract serves as the first line of contact with air, as it is where the body takes in the air. It is also where the air taken into the body is expelled after having undergone the vital processes of respiration which extract the necessary oxygen from the air which has been inhaled. This latter task is performed by the lower respiratory tract, as it is where the gas exchanges which transition the air into usable gases for the body, like oxygen, find housing. In being specific, the gas exchanges which bring in the elements fundamentally necessary for the body’s function are done in small sacs that line the left and right lobes of the body’s lungs. Air is taken into the lungs, oxygen is then pulled from the air, and the remaining gases are expelled through exhalation. That is the fundamental basis of function and activity found within the respiratory system.

Applied philosophy paints the dynamics of respiration in a light that remains consistent with the body’s capacity to be a reflection of processes which are inherently healthful and helpful in a way that exhibits universal applicability. As a symbolic continuance of the recapitulation above, wisdom sought through philosophical means engages the whole of one’s body, mind, soul, and spirit as a direct reflection of the functions and capacities of the respiratory system. Like air, knowledge is taken into the body. It is then extracted through standing processes built into the body, and once separated between its usable and non-usable elements, it then goes about its way as either a necessary element or one which is respired and expelled from the upper respiratory tract from whence it came.

 

This processual capacity is one conducive to fundamental cyclicality, as it is a means of articulating the ability of balance and exchange between the body, the mind, the soul, and the spirit. Knowing that the body performs tasks, relevant to what is outlined above, is something of true profundity because of the supposed entropy or chaos, which sometimes seems to be the case in different situations, always finding order and organization with due time and patience. It is an integral element of humanity and also a reflection of the beauty which is the human experience.