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WorksheetsMuscles and breathing
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
During Breathing we get Oxygen in the body and get rid of which other gas?
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Monoxide
Nitrogen
Which two muscles are responsible for BREATHING?
The Diaphragm
The Lungs
The Heart
The Intercostal Muscles
The main ORGAN responsible for breathing is:
the Brain
the Lungs
the Liver
the Kidneys
During Exhalation (breathing out) the intercostal muscles _____________________ and the chest becomes smaller.
contract
relax
Another word for breathing in is:
Indulgating
Inhalation
Expiration
Exhalation
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place is _________?
Bronchi
Trachea
Oxygen
Alveoli
A contraction of the diaphragm during inhalation causes it to flatten. What else does the contraction result in?
An increase in the volume of the chest cavity
Increase in alveolar pressure
A decrease in lung volume
A decrease in the volume of the thoracic cavity
What happens when the intercostals contract during inhalation?
The diaphragm relaxes
The ribs are elevated
Pressure in the lungs increases
The size of the thoracic cavity decreases
What primary gas product is removed from your system during Exhalation?
Air
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
What is the process called when you breath out the air?
inhalation
exhalation
What are the products of aerobic respiration?
glucose and carbon dioxide
glucose and water
carbon dioxide and water
oxygen and water
Where in the body does respiration occur?
In the heart
In all living cells
In the muscles
In the lungs
Respiration is ....
The movement of the diaphragm
Breaking down starch to sugar
Releasing energy from glucose
Breathing
