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The human respiratory These movements get __________________ into and out of the lungs.
This movement of air is called __________________. From the nostrils,
system air goes into the nasal cavity, ____________ and into the
1. The figure below shows the structure of the human respiratory
system. Label the parts correctly. _______________ and then into the bronchioles. The breathing tubes
end at the alveoli, which are surrounded by __________________.
3. Air travels from your nose to the alveoli. List the parts it goes

through in the correct order.

Nose ___________________ ________________

alveolus
________________

_________________

4. How does your nose help to clean the air that you breathe in?

(h) 5. Fill in the blanks to explain the transport of oxygen from the
alveolus into the blood capillaries and from the blood capillaries
(i) into the body cells.

a. Air rich in oxygen is inhaled into the

2. Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
_________________.
air bigger bronchi capillaries diaphragm
move b. The oxygen ________________ in the
layer of moisture of the alveolus and
Your lungs are in your _________________, and are protected by
__________________ through the alveolus
your ribs. There are _________________ between your ribs which by
contracting and relaxing can move the ribcage in and out. The c. _______________ in the red blood cells
__________________ is a sheet of ___________________ at the bottom of combines with oxygen to form
the thorax. The rib muscles and the _____________ can ______________. The blood is then carried
d. The heart pumps to distribute blood
________________ to make the thorax __________________ or smaller.
to all parts of the body. Near
Body
air bigger bronchi capillaries diaphragm move
cells tissues/cells of low oxygen
intercostal muscles thorax trachea breathing muscles
concentration, oxy- hemoglobin will

f. The deoxygenated red
blood cells will be carried
back to the ______________
to be combine with oxygen
once again and at the
same time release
e. The oxygen then diffuses
through the walls of the
capillaries into the
_________________. At the same
time, __________________ diffuses