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Bella S1
Breathing and Digestion
Question | Answer |
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What type of tooth is used for biting and cutting | incisor |
What are incisors used for? | biting and cutting |
What do we call the bones that protect the lungs? | Ribs |
What is used to measure tidal volume and vital capacity? | Spirometer |
What type of tooth is used for ripping and tearing? | Canine |
What does Vital Capacity measure? | The maximum volume of air that can be breathed out. |
What are Canines used for? | Ripping and Tearing |
What do you call the maximum volume of air that can be breathed out? | Vital Capacity |
What is the function of the molars and pre-molars? | Crushing & Grinding food |
What teeth are used for crushing and grinding food? | Molars and pre-molars |
What is “Peak Flow”? | The maximum speed of air when breathing out. |
What is the function of the Rectum? | Stores Faeces (solid waste) |
What is the function of the gullet (Oesophagus)? | Passes food onto the stomach |
What is the name for the tube that we breathe through in our neck? | Windpipe (or Trachea) |
What is the function of the stomach? | Mixes food with digestive juices |
What is the function of the small intestine? | Completes digestion and allows soluble foods to pass into the blood. |
What is the function of the Large intestine? | Absorbs water and minerals from waste (faeces) |
Does the diaphragm contract or relax when you breathe in? | Contract |
What is the name for the tube that we swallow food down in our neck? | Gullet (or Oesophagus) |
What is the name for the 2 main tubes that connect to each lung? | Bronchi |
Does the diaphragm move UP or DOWN when you breathe in? | Down |
How do the ribs move when you breathe in? | They move UP & OUT |
What do you call the maximum speed of air breathed out? | Peak Flow |
What is used to measure Peak Flow? | A Peak Flow Meter |
What gas do we want to get RID of when we breathe? | Carbon dioxide |
What is the name of the part of the lung where “gas exchange” takes place? | Air sacs or (Alveoli) |
What is the name for all of the small tubes in each lung? | Bronchioles |
What is the function of the mouth in digestion? | Its teeth break food into small pieces and saliva lubricates food to make it easier to swallow. |