RESPIRATION Notes-Science Cambridge Checkpoint for Lower Secondary (1113) Keywords INHALATION The taking in of air rich in oxygen into the body during breathing EXHALATION Giving out the air rich in carbon dioxide BREATHING || The process of inhalation and exhalation which takes place in the LUNGS, Respiration is a chemical reaction which occurs in all living celts, releasing energy from glucose. Aerobic respiration Glucose ioc Choc Mca Ls Eee acute acuFunctions of the parts of the respiratory system Nose and mouth are entry points Trachea the major airways to the lungs Bronchus (plural = bronchi) the left and right branches of trachea that direct, the air we breathe in to the left and right lungs Gaseous exchange occurs at the alveol in the lungs and takes place by diffusion. The alveoli are surrounded by copillaries so ‘oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse between the air in the alveoli ‘and the blood in the copillares. Intercostal muscles Diaphragm They contract and relax with the diaphragm when a person breathes ‘A dome-shaped muscle that contracts and relaxes with intercostal muscles during breathing.pilots rarynx LEARN HUMAN RESPIRATION SYSTEM with VIDEO httos://voutu,be/2iHci4O0y-A SCIENCE Cambridge SECONDARY-Checkpoint-1113-Revision NOTESBIOLOGY-RESPIRATION— updated in April 2022