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Body Mechanisms Explained: Coughing, Sneezing, & More

Explore the reasons behind common bodily reactions like coughing, sneezing, burping, yawning, and more. Understand the main ideas and supporting details of these processes.

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Body Mechanisms Explained: Coughing, Sneezing, & More

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  1. MAIN IDEAS AND SUPPORTING DETAILS

  2. The following passages are taken from: • What Makes You Cough, Sneeze, Burp, Hiccup, Blink, Yawn, Sweat, and Shiver? • By Jean Stangl

  3. Read the following paragraph What is the main idea? • Cough! Cough! Something is tickling your throat. It could be a piece of dust that you happened to breathe in or maybe a little mucus is dripping down your throat from your stuffy nose. If you were eating too fast a piece of food my have slipped down your trachea instead of your esophagus. Coughing is your body’s way of clearing your throat so that plenty of air can get to your lungs.

  4. The main idea is: • Cough! Cough! Something is tickling your throat. It could be a piece of dust that you happened to breathe in or maybe a little mucus is dripping down your throat from your stuffy nose. If you were eating too fast a piece of food my have slipped down your trachea instead of your esophagus. Coughing is your body’s way of clearing your throat so that plenty of air can get to your lungs.

  5. The supporting details were examples: • Cough! Cough! Something is tickling your throat. It could be a piece of dust that you happened to breathe in or maybe a little mucus is dripping down your throat from your stuffy nose. If you were eating too fast a piece of food my have slipped down your trachea instead of your esophagus. Coughing is your body’s way of clearing your throat so that plenty of air can get to your lungs.

  6. Read the following paragraph What is the main idea? • Whooping cough is a contagious children’s disease that causes a fever and a dry cough. A dry cough means you can’t cough up any mucus. The coughing comes in spells and often causes vomiting. Coughing attacks may occur several times a day, and may last up to 5 weeks. Most children in North America are vaccinated against this.

  7. The main idea is: • Whooping cough is a contagious children’s disease that causes a fever and a dry cough. A dry cough means you can’t cough up any mucus. The coughing comes in spells and often causes vomiting. Coughing attacks may occur several times a day, and may last up to 5 weeks. Most children in North America are vaccinated against this.

  8. The supporting details are the symptoms: • Whooping cough is a contagious children’s disease that causes a fever and a dry cough. A dry cough means you can’t cough up any mucus. The coughing comes in spells and often causes vomiting.Coughing attacks may occur several times a day, and may last up to 5 weeks. Most children in North America are vaccinated against this.

  9. Read the following paragraphWhat is the main idea? Burrrrp! What made you do that? You know it’s not polite, but you just couldn’t help it. Maybe you belched because you ate too fast or drank a lot of soda pop A burp is your body’s way of releasing bubbles of air and other gases from your stomach.

  10. The main idea is: Burrrrp! What made you do that? You know it’s not polite, but you just couldn’t help it. Maybe you belched because you ate too fast or drank a lot of soda pop A burp is your body’s way of releasing bubbles of air and other gases from your stomach.

  11. The supporting details are reasons why you burp: Burrrrp! What made you do that? You know it’s not polite, but you just couldn’t help it. Maybe you belched because you ate too fast or drank a lot of soda pop A burp is your body’s way of releasing bubbles of air and other gases from your stomach.

  12. What is the main idea? Yawning is your body’s way of getting more oxygen. When you yawn, you take a very deep breath, which brings oxygen deeper into your lungs. As a result, oxygen enters your blood vessels more quickly than usual. As the blood travels through your body, it delivers the oxygen to your cells. Your cells need oxygen to function.

  13. The main idea is: Yawning is your body’s way of getting more oxygen. When you yawn, you take a very deep breath, which brings oxygen deeper into your lungs. As a result, oxygen enters your blood vessels more quickly than usual. As the blood travels through your body, it delivers the oxygen to your cells. Your cells need oxygen to function.

  14. The supporting details: Yawning is your body’s way of getting more oxygen. When you yawn, you take a very deep breath, which brings oxygen deeper into your lungs. As a result, oxygen enters your blood vessels more quickly than usual. As the blood travels through your body, it delivers the oxygen to your cells. Your cells need oxygen to function.

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