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Activity 11
Topic 1
Respiratory system
© 2007 Stewart Chenery, Sally Goodwin, Claire Moody, Beverly Rickwood
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Activity 11
Topic 1
Alveolus
Bronchioles
Bronchus
Rib muscles
Ribs
Trachea
Diaphragm
A thin sheet of muscle
that contracts and
relaxes during
breathing
Also known as the
windpipe – air is
drawn in through the
nose and down this
tube
Bones that protect the
lungs
The muscles between
the ribs that move the
ribs during inhalation
and exhalation
Tiny air sac where gas
exchange occurs
Where the trachea
branches into two
Smaller, thinner
vessels that take air
deep into the lungs
© 2007 Stewart Chenery, Sally Goodwin, Claire Moody, Beverly Rickwood
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