Respiratory system

1. Respiratory system How many seconds can you hold your breath? What does the body need to from the air to survive?

2. Instruction There are total of 14 slides in this tour. You need to answer all the questions in the slides and print it out for your research. Feel free to write down any interesting information you gathered onto the last slide “interesting facts”. Complete this tour by clicking on the “Activity” button to complete the diagram.

3. Nose • What happens to the air the enters the nose?

4. Pharynx • What is the pharynx? • What are its function?

5. Epiglottis • What is the epiglottis? • What is gristle? • What is the function of the epiglottis?

6. Larynx • What is another name for larynx? • Where is it located? • What is it made out of? • What is the Adam’s apple?

7. Vocal chords • Where are the vocal chords? • What is the function of the vocal chords? • What happens when air pass through the vocal chords? • What is the difference between a male and a female’s larynx?

8. Trachea • What is another name for the trachea? • What is the function of the trachea? • What keeps the trachea open?

9. The bronchial tree • What is another name for the bronchial tree? • What is the function of the bronchial tree? • Why are the airways called a bronchial tree?

10. The lungs • What is alveoli? • What does the alveoli look like?

11. Alveoli • What is the function of respiration? • What is the importance of the thin walls on the alveoli? • What is the function of the oxygenated blood? • Where does deoxygenated blood go? • How does carbon dioxide leave the body?

12. Diaphragm • What is the major function of the diaphragm?

13. How do we breath? • Define inspiration and expiration. • Describe what happens when you breath in and out.

14. Yucky bits • What is phlegm?

15. Interesting facts