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The document discusses the process of breathing and respiration. It describes how oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs through diffusion in alveoli. It explains that inhaled air contains more oxygen and less carbon dioxide than exhaled air, which contains more carbon dioxide and less oxygen after respiration. The alveoli are adapted with thin walls and a large surface area to efficiently facilitate gas exchange between the lungs and bloodstream.

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Breathing

The document discusses the process of breathing and respiration. It describes how oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs through diffusion in alveoli. It explains that inhaled air contains more oxygen and less carbon dioxide than exhaled air, which contains more carbon dioxide and less oxygen after respiration. The alveoli are adapted with thin walls and a large surface area to efficiently facilitate gas exchange between the lungs and bloodstream.

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Breathing

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Learning objectives:

1. Describe the process of inhaling and


exhaling.
2. To describe the special features the lungs
have to do their job really well
3. Explain how to measure lung volume .
breathing
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Able to explain the difference


between inhaling and exhaling.
Able to describe the special
features the lungs have to do
their job really well
Able to analyse how
diaphragm works
.
Self assessment
• Put the below in order of the oxygen transport
• 1. bronchus
• 2. Bronchiole
• 3. trachea
• 4. alveoli
• 5. nasal cavity
LO: The process of breathing and respiration in the human
body.

Think, pair, share

Breathing:
Work in pairs

What do you know?


The process of oxygen and carbon dioxide
moving between the lungs and the blood.

Lungs are the organs of respiration.


The right lung is a little bigger than the left lung. This the left lung
has to fit around the heart making it slightly smaller.
The lungs are split into lobes
The left lung is split into 2 lobes while the right lung is split into 3
lobes.
Lungs have a very spongy texture and have a large surface area.
Trachea
Ribs

Alveoli
Bronchi

Bronchioles
Lung

Intercostal
Muscles Diaphragm
LO: The process of breathing and respiration in the human body.

“Breathing”
The process by which you take IN oxygen and
give OUT carbon dioxide.
When you breathe in:
Your diaphragm goes down/up
Your ribs expand/move inwards
Lungs get bigger/smaller
When you breathe out:
Your diaphragm goes down/up
Your ribs expand/move inwards
Lungs get bigger/smaller
LO: The process of breathing and respiration in the human body.

Inhaled air contains:


•more oxygen used to create energy
•less carbon dioxide than…

•Exhaled air which contains:


•more carbon dioxide produced as a waste
product of energy production.
•less oxygen as it has been used in
respiration.

Healthy Lungs Gas exchange takes place by diffusion in


the alveoli within the lungs. As a result
the composition of inhaled and exhaled air
is different.
The alveoli are adapted to make gas exchange in lungs
happen easily and efficiently.

Features of the alveoli that allow gas exchange

They have moist, thin walls (just one cell thick)

They give the lungs a really big surface area

They have a lot of tiny blood vessels called capillaries.


The gases move by diffusion.
Diffusion is the process by where gases move from a high
concentration to a low concentration:

Oxygen diffuses from the air in the alveoli into the blood.

Carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the air in the alveoli.

Capillary
LO: The process of breathing and respiration in the human body.

Task-1
Summarise respiration & breathing and explain, using
your own opinion why it is important.
Task-2
Explain and locate the position and function of the
organs used for breathing in the body.
Task-3
Summarise what happens to your ribcage and
diaphragm when you breathe in and out.
PLENARY : The passage of air through the body:

The lungs are positioned inside the ………….. ……………..


The ………… form a cage protecting them.
The ………..lung has ………… cavities is bigger than the
………… lung which only has ……….. The action of breathing
means that the lungs are constantly moving in and out. In
order to prevent friction, the lungs are surrounded by the
………………. ………………… This is a complete lining which
is smooth and has a moist, slimy mucus.

two three right left chest cavity pleural membrane

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