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Gas exchange and breathing
Retrieval
Complete a What can you remember about these things?

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about last year?
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everything you
remember Biology
studying for
biology last
year.

Thursday, 08 September 2022

How retrieval tasks normally work
(once we’ve gone through enough
lessons)...
What is meant by gestation? What is the function of the umbilical cord?
Last
lesson

What is the function of the female Name the male sex hormone.
Earlier in reproductive system?

topic

What is meant by bioaccumulation? What do food chains show the transfer?

Last
topic
 Learning Outcomes
Keywords
Can – describe the function of the
gas exchange system. - Gas exchange
- Lungs
- Ribs
- Trachea
Should – explain how parts of the - Bronchus
- Bronchiole
gas exchange system are adapted - Alveolus
to their function. -
-
Inhale
Exhale
- Respiration
- Contract
Could – describe the processes of - Diaphragm
- Lung volume
inhaling and exhaling. - Asthma
 The respiratory system are the organs
and tissues that help your body to exchange gases
between the air and the blood

OXYGEN gas CARBON

Goes in to the DIOXIDE gas
lungs Comes out
 Gas Exchange
Exchanging means to replace one thing
with another.
OXYGEN (O2) is exchanged with the CARBON
DIOXIDE (CO2) because carbon dioxide is a waste
product and need to be removed from our bodies
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Trachea
Bronchiole
Lungs

Bronchus Alveoli

Diaphragm- Muscle under the lungs.

Pulls the air into the lungs
 Can you remember???
Bronchus Lungs Trachea Bronchiole Alveoli
Nose Diaphragm- Muscle under the lungs.
Pulls the air into the lungs
 Review: The parts of our respiratory system
Mouth
and
Throat

Trachea
Bronchiole
Lungs

Bronchus Alveoli

Diaphragm- Muscle under the lungs.

Pulls the air into the lungs
The Alveoli where gas exchange happens
Which
Amount
pie chart
of nitrogen
showsintheour
amount
breathof
is different
the samegases
for
found
inhaled
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exhaled
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showsdon’t
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use it

78% 78%

Exhaled Inhaled
Oxygen is less in our exhaled air because some of it
is used by our body

16%
21%

78% 78%

Exhaled Inhaled
Carbon dioxide is made in our body so extra is
released in our exhaled air

16%
21%
4%
0.04%

78% 78%

Exhaled Inhaled
 Inhalation
Intercostal muscles contract and
move the ribs out and up

Diaphragm contracts and moves

downwards

Volume of the chest cavity

increases and the pressures
decrease

Air moves into the lungs

 Exhalation
Intercostal muscles relax and move
the ribs in and down

Diaphragm relaxes and moves

upwards

Volume of the chest cavity

decreases and the pressures
increases

Air moves out of the lungs

 Lung Volume
• amount of air you can breath in a single
breath
• Lung volume is different for different
people
Lung volume is the volume of air that can be held inside
your lungs. We can measure this using equipment called a
spirometer. It is easy to make a spirometer in the lab.
Explain how the adaptations of the parts of the gas
exchange system help them perform their function.

Write down what you already know about asthma.

What effect do you think it might have on gas exchange?

Watch the video.

Add any new information to
your work in a different
coloured pen.
You might want to include
diagrams to help you.
Asthma affects the bronchioles, the small tubes that carry air in and out
of the lungs. If you have asthma your airways can become inflamed,
swollen and constricted (narrowed), and excess mucus is produced.

During an asthma attack:

• The lining of the airways becomes inflamed

• Fluid builds up in the airways
• The muscles around the bronchioles contract, which
constricts the airways

The symptoms of an asthma attack include

wheezing, a tight chest and difficulty breathing.
Symptoms can be treated using asthma
relievers. Relievers are drugs that relax and
open up the airways, making it easier to
breathe.
 Summary
task
Complete the
worksheet on
inhaled and exhaled
air.
 What happens Breathing in Breathing out
(inhalation) (exhalation)

Intercostal muscles Contract Relax

Ribs move Up and out Down and in

Diaphragm muscles Contract Relax

Diaphragm Lowers Raised

Volume of the chest Increases Decreases

Pressure in the chest Decreases Increases

 Learning Outcomes
Can – describe the function of the gas exchange system.

Should – explain how parts of the gas exchange system are

adapted to their function.

Could – describe the processes of inhaling and exhaling.

Salient Slide
 Thursday, 08 September 2022

Gas exchange and

breathing
Starter Question – What happens when
we breath? You don’t need to write
anything but be prepared to share your
thoughts.