TitlePage

HiIamO2,youcancall
OxygenCell
oxygen
me_______,andIwillbeyour
guidetoday.

Whatcanyoutellme
alreadyabouttherespiratory
system?
RespiratoryIntro

Whatisitspurpose?
Whydowecallitasystem?

Nasal
Cavity

RespiratoryOverview

Nose

Picture

Throat
(pharynx)

Mouth
Bronchus
Bronchiole
Alveolus

Diaphragm

Windpipe
(Trachea)
Leftlungs
Ribs

TheNoseandMouth

Thisiswhereitallbegins.
oxygen
Thisiswherethe_________first
entersyourbodyandalsowhere
carbondioxide
_______________leaves.

Whereare
We?

NasalPassage

Wearehere.

Tongue
Pharynx

BronchiTubes
Alveoli(airsacs)
Thinwalledbloodvessels
calledcapillaries

TheTrachea
isheldopen
bypartial
ringsof
cartilage.
Bronchiolespass
airtoandfrom
youralveoli.
Verythincellslinethe
alveolisothatO2and
CO2canpassinand
outoftheblood.

ThePharynxandTrachea
Nextwewillheaddowntoyour
Pharynx(throat)andyour
trachea(windpipe).Thisiswherethe
nose
airpassesfromyour______toyour
bronchi
_________tubesandthenintoyour
lungs
_______.

NasalPassage

Whereare
We?

Tongue
Pharynx
Wearehere.
BronchiTubes
Alveoli(airsacs)

Thinwalledbloodvessels
calledcapillaries

TheTrachea
isheldopen
bypartial
ringsof
cartilage.
Bronchiolespass
airtoandfrom
youralveoli.
Verythincellslinethe
alveolisothatO2and
CO2canpassinand
outoftheblood.

TheBronchiTubesand
BronchioleIntro
Yourtrachea(windpipe)splits
upintotwobronchitubes.
Thesetwotubeskeep
splittingupandformyour
bronchioles
____________.

TheBronchiTubesand
Bronchiole
Thesebronchitubessplitup,like
treebranches,andgetsmallerand
smallerinsideyourlungs.
Theairflowspastyourbronchitubes
bronchioles
andintoyour__________.Thesetubes
keepgettingsmallerandsmaller
untiltheyfinallyendwithsmall
alveoli
airsacscalled_________.

NasalPassage

Whereare
We?

Tongue
Pharynx

BronchiTubes
Alveoli(airsacs)
Thinwalledbloodvessels
Wearehere.
calledcapillaries

TheTrachea
isheldopen
bypartial
ringsof
cartilage.
Bronchiolespass
airtoandfrom
youralveoli.
Verythincellslinethe
alveolisothatO2and
CO2canpassinand
outoftheblood.

TheAlveoliandCapillaryNetwork
Youralveoliaretinyairsacs
oxygen
thatfillupwith________whenyou
breathin.
Youralveoliaresurroundedby
manytinybloodvesselscalled
capillaries
____________.

Thewallsofyouralveoliandcapillaries
thin
areso______thattheoxygen/carbon
dioxidecanpassthroughthem,traveling
intooroutofyourbloodstream.

NasalPassage

Whereare
We?

Tongue
Pharynx

BronchiTubes
Alveoli(airsacs)
Thinwalledbloodvessels
calledcapillaries
Wearehere.

TheTrachea
isheldopen
bypartial
ringsof
cartilage.
Bronchiolespass
airtoandfrom
youralveoli.
Verythincellslinethe
alveolisothatO2and
CO2canpassinand
outoftheblood.

Hereisaclose
uppictureof
yourAlveoli
andaCapillary
surroundingit.

Capillary

Wallof
theair
sac

Carbon
Dioxideis
droppedoff
Oxygenis
pickedup

RedBlood
Cell

Whatisitcalledwhengasesmove
acrossamembranewithouttheuseof
Energy???
Diffusion
_________________
Whyisnoenergyrequired?

Alveolus

Bronchiole
RespiratoryBronchiole
AlveolarDuct
AlveolarSac
Capillaries

LookingattheAlveoli

Letstakeacloser
lookshallwe.

Oxygen

Diffusion

CarbonDioxide
Oxygendiffuses
throughthe
membraneintothe
bloodstream.
CarbonDioxide
diffusesthroughthe
membraneand
entersthealveolus.

Alveolus
ContiguousBasalLaminae(Membrane*)
Capillary

*Aspecializedthinlayerofskin
thatoxygenandcarbondioxide
canpassthrough.

Wheredoesthebloodcome
from???Goto???

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XaftdE_h6
0

Whatabouttheconnectionbetween
CirculationandDigestion???

Isthis
diffusion??

FunFacts
*Therightlungisslightlylargerthantheleft.
*Thehighestrecorded"sneezespeed"is165kmperhour.
*Thesurfaceareaofthelungsisroughlythesamesizeasa
tenniscourt.
*Thecapillariesinthelungswouldextend1,600
kilometersifplacedendtoend.
*Welosehalfaliterofwateradaythroughbreathing.This
isthewatervaporweseewhenwebreatheontoglass.
*Apersonatrestusuallybreathesbetween12and15times
aminute.
*Thebreathingrateisfasterinchildrenandwomenthanin
men.

RolePlay:
Ingroupsof4,youwillhave56minutesto
comeupwithawaytoshowuswhatis
happeninginsidethealveolus
Thinkabouttheoxygen,carbondioxide,blood,
capillaries,heart
Youneedtouseyourbodiesandvoicesto
explainwhatishappening

BrainstormPostits
Whataresomesituationswhereourbody
functionschangetoadapttochanging
conditionsintheexternalenvironment?
Withapartner,listyourideas,oneper
postit,andputonsidewhiteboard

DiagramExitSlip:
Please:
Labelallpartsofthediagram
Writeaparagraphexplainingwhatishappeningtothebloodas
ittravelsthroughthealveolus
Besuretoinclude

Alveoli
Wherethedeoxygenatedbloodiscomingfrom
Capillaries
Blood
Oxygen
Carbondioxide
Wheretheoxygenatedbloodisgoingto
Arrowsthatshowthedirectionofthebloodflow