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Lungs
http://www.alientravelguide.com/science/biology/anatomy/lung.htm
Smoking makes
it harder for our lungs to absorb oxygen.
- Lungs
provide a place for what important aspect of breathing?
- What
are pleurae?
Your
Respiratory System
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000138.html
Insects
don't have lungs; they breathe differently than most other animals. They
have tubes inside their bodies that carry oxygen to their organs.. These
tubes open up at holes called spiracles along the sides of the insect's
body.
- Why
do we need to breathe?
- What
role does your diaphragm play in breathing?
- What
keeps food from going down our windpipe?
- Spread
out flat, about how much space would all the air sacs in the lungs
of an adult cover?
- What
role do red blood cells play in respiration?
- Every
minute about how much air do you breath in?
- How
are plants our partners in breathing?
Oxygen
Delivery System
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/systems/respiration.html
We
need more oxygen to give us more energy when we are running or
exercising. This is why we breathe so hard during these activities, and
our heart beats faster in order to get that oxygen to the various parts
of our body.
- What
is the job of your diaphragm?
Larynx
and Trachea
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~dpower/resp/struct~1.htm
Normal
air is about 21% oxygen.
- Where
are your vocal chords and how do they help you make sound?
- What
is the purpose of the C-shaped rings of tough, rubbery, cartilage
that are in your trachea?
Breathing
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9273/24321.html
The
key to a long life, said vaudeville entertainer Sophie Tucker, is simple
enough: "Keep breathing."
- How
many breaths have you taken since the day you were born? (Remember
this is an estimate!)
Gross
and Cool Body
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/yuckystuff/hiccup/js.index.html
Babies
get hiccups a lot more than adults.
- What
makes us hiccup?
- Why
do we keep hiccupping?
- What
are some ways to try and stop hiccups?
- Do
unborn babies hiccup?
Gross
and Cool Body
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/yuckystuff/snot/js.index.html
The mucus in the nose is made by tiny glands and goblet cells found in
the walls of the nose.
- What
is the purpose of the mucus in your nose?
- What
is this mucus made of?
- What
are boogers made up of?
- Do
men or women have more hair in their noses?
Respiratory
System Amazing Facts
http://www.wallasey.wirral.sch.uk/intranet/Sciences/biology/humanbody/respfact.htm
How
long can you hold your breath? One minute? Two minutes? Two minutes is a
long time for a human to hold his or her breath. Some divers in the
South Pacific who dive for pearls can stay underwater and hold their
breath for about two and a half minutes.
- Which
lung is bigger--your right or your left?
- What
is the highest recorded sneeze speed?
- About
how much water do we lose per day through breathing?
- The
average person breathes about how many times per minute?
- How
many breathes do you take in 1 minute. Count for a full minute
and record.
- Who
has the fastest breathing rate?
Asthma
http://www.lung.ca/asthma/asthmadef.html
When you blow
up a balloon, you are filling it full of carbon dioxide. Someone with
asthma may find this simple act very hard to do.
- What
is asthma?
- What
happens during an asthma attack?
- In
childhood, who has more asthma...boys or girls?
EMPHYSEMA
http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/Emphysema/EMP_whatis.html
Bronchitis
is an infection of the main air tubes in the lungs, which are called
bronchi. They may become swollen which narrows the space inside for air
to pass through. Extra mucus in the lungs is also produced. People with
bronchitis cough to try to clear the mucus, and they have trouble
breathing because of the narrowed passages. Bronchitis is different from
emphysema.
- What
is emphysema?
- What
is it usually caused by?
- What
does emphysema do to the air sacs of the lungs?
- Can
emphysema be cured? Why or why not?
MedFacts
http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/pneumonia/PNM_whatis.html
A
cold is an infection of the linings of the nasal cavity and other parts
of the respiratory system caused by viruses.
- What
is pneumonia?
- What
can it be caused by?
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