Respiration

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Q1. Give the technical

term for the windpipe
the tube between throat
and lungs?

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A1. Trachea

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Q2. The windpipe splits

into two of these one
to each lung

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A2. Bronchus

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Q3. What are the tiny air

bags with large surface
area, found in the lungs,
called?

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A3. Alveoli

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Q4. What is the red

substance in blood that
carries oxygen called?

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A4. Haemoglobin

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Q5. What thick walled

blood vessels carry
blood away from the
heart to the rest of the
body?

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A5. Arteries

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Q6. Which blood vessels

carry blood back to the
heart?

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A6. Veins

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Q7. What do we call the

thin blood vessels that
are only one blood cell
wide?

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A7. Capillaries

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Q8. Name the process

of mechanical
movement of air in and
out of the lungs?

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A8. Breathing
Ventilation

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Q9. Name the red liquid

mixture that carries
oxygen and food to
every cell?

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A9. Blood

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Q10. Give the scientific

term for drawing air into
the lungs to breathe in

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A10. Inhale

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Q11. Give the scientific

term for pushing air out
of the lungs to breathe
out

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A11. Exhale

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Q12. Name the chemical

reaction taking place in
all living cells where
glucose and oxygen
react to release energy

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A12. Respiration

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Q13. Name the gas in

the atmosphere needed
for respiration

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A13. Oxygen

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Q14. Name the gaseous

product of respiration

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A14. Carbon dioxide

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Q15. Name the

muscular organ that
pumps blood around the
body

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A15. Heart

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Q16. What is the flow of

blood around the human
body called?

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A16. Circulation

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Q17. Name the simple

sugar fuel used in
respiration

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A17. Glucose

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Well Done!
Now check your score

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