CHAPTER 1 RESPIRATION
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CHAPTER 1 RESPIRATION
Figure the exchange of gases in the human
respiratory system
a)Name blood M and blood N
i-Blood M: _______________________________________
ii-Blood N: _______________________________________
Figure shows the structure of the human lung
a) The lung is a soft and spongy organ. Name the
structure that helps to protect the lung from
external pressure
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b) Why is the trachea always keeps open and
does not collapse?
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c)What is the importance of having many alveoli in the lung?
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d)In which part of the lung does not exchange does exchange of gases take place?
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e)Explain why a person cannot breathe and swallow at the same time?
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f)What is the function of fine hairs in the nasal cavity?
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CHAPTER 1 RESPIRATION
DATE: _____________
Figure shows a functional model of the lungs used
to study the human breathing mechanism.
a) Using the model, explain the process of
exhalation
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b) Figure shows the human respiratory system and
its functional model. Draw lines on figure to
match the balloons and the rubber sheet from
the functional model to its represented parts of
the human respiratory system
c) State two differences between the functional
model and the human respiratory system
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ii_____________________________________
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DATE: _____________
b)Give a test to confirm gas P and Q respectively.
i-Gas P: __________________________________________
ii-Gas Q: _________________________________________________________________________
c)Name the process by which oxygen in the alveolus is transported to the blood
capillary
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d) What is the substance found in red blood cells that helps in the transportation of
oxygen to body cells? ________________________________________________
e)what happens to oxyhaemoglobin when it reaches the body cells?
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f) A student is running around the football field during the physical education lesson.
i- What happens to the students rate of respiration?
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ii-Explain your answer in f(i).
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CHAPTER 1 RESPIRATION
DATE: _____________
Figure shows an apparatus set-up to study the
effects of smoking to the lungs.
a)Which part of the apparatus represent the
human lungs? ___________________________________
b)i-What happens to the cotton wool at the end of
the experiment? _________________________________
ii-Explain the changes to the cotton wool that you
obtained in b(i). _________________________________
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ci)What changes can you observe about the colour of the universal indicator?
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ii-Explain your answer in c(i). _______________________________________________________
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d)Name the substance that causes addiction to smoking. _________________________
e)Smoking is the cause to many diseases. Name two diseases caused by smoking
i-____________________________ ii-_____________________________
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