Name: Form: Date: The Structure and Function of the

Respiratory System
Instructions: Write the names of the structures of the respiratory system in the correct location on the worksheet.
Cut out pieces of coloured paper to match the size of each text box. Place the coloured paper over the text box and
apply a thin line of sticky-tape along the solid line at the top of each box. The coloured paper is then used as a flap
to hide the name of the structure written underneath. Paste this worksheet into your workbook.

nasal cavity

nostril pharynx

oral cavity larynx

left lung

trachea
bronchi

right lung bronchioles

pleura

alveoli
diaphragm

1.

bring air into lungs

2.
transfer oxygen
removes carbon dioxide from blood
3. expels heat and water vapour as air is breathed out
creates speech
4.

5.
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