Chapter 2: Eating, Drinking and Breathing

Worksheet 1.2.13 Understanding how we breathe

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1 The breathing system >

Name the parts of the breathing system using the words given.
alveoli diaphragm lung ribs trachea

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2 Describing breathing >>

Order the stages to describe how we breathe.

A The diaphragm contracts and moves down

B The ribs move up and out
C Pressure inside the lungs decreases
D The volume inside the lungs increases
E Air rushes into the lungs

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 Chapter 2: Eating, Drinking and Breathing

Worksheet 1.2.13 Understanding how we breathe

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3 Explaining how we breathe >>>

Explain the link between the volume in the lungs, the pressure in the lungs and whether air moves in
or out.
Use labelled diagrams to support your explanation.

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