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Worksheetshiccups
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which animal fell on Charles Osborne in 1922?
a fly
a hog
a frog
a horse
A girl holds the record in most frequent hiccups during a certain period of time. Where is she from?
Washington
California
Pennsylvania
Florida
Some scientists believe hiccups origin in stimuli (Reizen) that
expand the bronchi
stretch the stomach
contract muscles
This stretching of the stomach could happen by swallowing ...
(a)
Another way to stretch your stomach is ...
Other scientists think the emotions could cause hiccups. Which ones do they think of?
What is the diaphragm?
Zwerchfell
Zwergfell
Zwergenfall
Zwerchfull
What kind of tissue/material is the diaphragm?
bone
cartilage
muscle
liquid
When we hiccup an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm takes place.
Wenn wir Schluckauf haben, findet eine unwillkürliche Ausdehnung des Zwerchfells statt.
Wenn wir Schluckauf haben, findet eine unwillkürliche Zusammenziehung des Zwerchfells statt.
Wenn wir Schluckauf haben, findet eine willkürliche Zusammenziehung des Zwerchfells statt.
What are vocal chords?
Gitarrengriffe
Stimmbänder
After the contraction of the diaphragm the vocal chords ... immediately.
(a)
This closure prevents air getting into the ...
windpipe
lungs
large intestine
The movement of the diaphragm initiates a sudden intake of air.
Die Bewegung des Zwerchfells verursacht eine plötzliche Einatmung von Luft.
true
false
But as the vocal chords are closed, the air stops there and we hear ...
What is the advantage of having hiccups? ;)
Millions of years before humans existed, many animals had lived underwater. They ...
didn't need oxygen.
had gills (Kiemen).
Living underwater means the animals took in water and filtered the oxygen out of it to "breathe". At the same time the closure of the glottis helped to keep the water out of their breathings system.
true
false
So some scientists think when sea animals went onto land, this breathing system not only changed from gill-based to lung-based breathing. But the closure of the vocal chords when breathing in, stayed like a remnant of past times (blieb als ein Überbleibsel vergangener Zeiten).
I agree.
I disagree.
There is only one group of living things that hiccup. Which one?
(a)
Hiccups are far more common in
adults.
kids.
Which remedies help against hiccups (proven by scientists)?
none
sipping continuously from a glass of cold water
holding one's breath or being suddenly frightened
a mouthful of honey or peanut butter
breathing into a paper bag
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