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Science: Chapter 16-2
What are breathing and respiration?
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6th Grade
12/16/2007

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Term

What is the process of

carrying oxygen to cells ?

 

Definition
respiration
Term

Respiration is the process of:

 

(tell 3 facts)

Definition

1) carrying oxygen to the cells

2) getting rid of carbon dioxide

3) releasing energy

Term

What is the sheet of muscle

below the lungs?

Definition
diaphragm
Term
What term means to breathe in?
Definition
inhale
Term
What term means to breathe out?
Definition
exhale
Term

What is the process of

taking air into the body?

Definition
breathing
Term

Is breathing a

chemical or mechanical

process?

Definition
Breathing is a mechanical process.
Term

Is respiration a

chemical or mechanical

process?

Definition
Respiration of a chemical process.
Term
What are the 3 parts of respiration?
Definition

1) external respiration

2) internal respiration

3) cellular respiration

Term
What is external respiration?
Definition

oxygen and carbon dioxide

are exchanged

between the lungs and the blood

Term
What is internal respiration?
Definition

oxygen and carbon dioxide

are exchanged

between the blood and the cells

Term
What is cellular respiration?
Definition

1) energy from food molecules is released by cells

2) carbon dioxide and water are given off as byproducts

Term
What parts of the body work together to help you breathe?
Definition

1) ribs

2) rib muscles

Term
What happens when you inhale?
Definition

1) rib muscles contract

2) ribs move up and out

3) diaphragm contracts and moves down

3) space inside chest gets larger

4) air rushes in to fill the space

Term
What happens when you exhale?
Definition

1) rib muscles relax

2) ribs move down and in

3) diaphragm relaxes and moves upward

4) space inside chest gets smaller

5) air rushes out of lungs

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