Respiration

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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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