1)
Define the following terms using the websites provided.
bronchial tubes-
bronchioles-
esophagus-
alveoli-
ribs-
windpipe
(trachea)-
diaphragm-
epiglottis-
intercostal muscles-
pleura-
cilia-
capillaries-
Use the website # 6 to
answer the following questions:
2) How do you know how often
to breathe? What system of the body
interacts with the respiratory system to control breathing?
Use
the website # 7 to answer the following questions:
3)
What are some different diseases found in the lungs? What causes these diseases?
List at least three.
Use
the website # 8 to answer the following questions:
4) How many pints of air do you breathe in one minute?
How many times do you breathe a minute?
5) Write a brief summary about how the lungs work using the vocabulary words you defined. Begin with the air entering the mouth or nose. (Be sure to visit all the websites before answering this question).
For the following questions, determine the appropriate method to solve the problem. You may use estimation or mental math.
a) If you were to breathe
exactly 26.5 times a minute, about how many more pints of air would you breathe
a minute than the average person?
b) If you were to spread all
of the alveoli sacs in an adult’s body out on a flat surface, these alveoli
would cover about one-third of a tennis court.
If the tennis court is 53.6 feet in length and the width is 24.57 feet,
about how much area would the alveoli cover?
c)
Your lungs contain almost 1500 miles of airways and over 300 million
alveoli. How many alveoli are there per
mile of airway in the lungs?