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RespiratorySystemCriticalThinkingQuestions
AnswerallquestionsusingCOMPELTESENTENCES.Usethebackofthepaperifnecessary.
1.Whatisattheendofeverybronchiole?
2.Describethepaththatoxygentakesasitenterstherespiratorysystem.Itshouldbeginin
yourmouthandendatyourmuscles.
3.Howdoalveoliandcapillarieshelptogetoxygenintoyourbloodstreamandcarbon
dioxideoutofyourbloodstream?
4.Peoplewhohaveasthmasometimeshave“asthmaattacks”,whichmeanstheir
bronchiolesswellupandclose.Whycouldanasthmaattackmakeitdifficulttobreathe?
5.Smokingcigarettesmakesyouralveolilesselastic(or“stretchy”),sotheycan’texpandas
much.Explainwhypeoplewhosmokeoftenmayhavetroublebreathing.
6.Explainonewaythattherespiratorysystemisimportanttothecirculatorysystem.
(What’sonereasonyourcirculatorysystemwouldn’tworkwithoutyourrespiratory
system?)
7.Tryagaintolabeltherespiratorysystemdiagrambelow.Thisistheonethatwillbeon
yourtest!(Seeifyoucandoitwithoutyourresources!J)