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Exercise 6. Find corresponding equivalents
1 - h. a single bronchiole 2 - f. oral cavity & nasal cavity 3 - i. a hollow space within the nose and skull 4 – j. external opening 5 – a. a short section of the airway 6 – g. to be lined with hairs and mucus membrane 7 – e. to range from … to… 8 – b. to extend from … to… 9 – c. to remove carbon dioxide 10 – d. to be surrounded by blood capillaries |
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Exercise 7. Match the terms with their definitions
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Exercise 8. Answer the questions
What is the respiratory system responsible for?
The respiratory system provides oxygen to the body’s cells by removing carbon dioxide.
What are the main parts of the respiratory system?
There are 3 major parts of the respiratory system: the airway, the lungs, and the muscles of respiration
What is the nose covered with?
The nose that is lined with hairs and mucus membrane
What are pharyx and larynx?
The pharynx, also known as the throat, is a muscular funnel. It extends from the nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
The larynx, also known as the voice box, is a short section between the pharynx and trachea.
Which bronchus is larger and why?
The left bronchus is slightly longer than the right one as it passes around the heart to reach the left lung.
How many alveoli are there in the lungs?
There are over 700,000,000 alveoli in the lungs.
What are the lungs? What is their vital capacity?
The lungs are paired, spongy organs located in the chest. the vital capacity may be 6 litres and even more.
What are the common diseases of the respiratory tract
Exercise 9. Fill in prepositions from the box below where necessary
Respiration is a process which provides body _with_ oxygen for growth and other metabolic activities and removes waste products in the form _of_ carbon dioxide.
The lungs are the main organs involved _in_ the respiration process.
Air passes ____ the lungs ____ the nostrils and the air flows down the trachea _____ the lungs.
The lungs have alveoli which are small air sacs filled _____ tiny capillaries.
The respiration process is carried _out_ in two ways in living organisms: aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Some _____ the common diseases related _____ respiration are common cold, tonsillitis and laryngitis.
Asthma and pneumonia are diseases associated ____ respiration along with lung cancer.
With (3); into (2); in; of (2); through; to; out; |
Exercise 10. Fill in the gaps with the words and word-combinations from the box: