Science - Biology - Key Stage 3
Cell, Tissues and Organs
Lesson 12 - Respiratory system
(Worksheet)
Miss Wickham
The respiratory system
Recap question
1. What is the job of the respiratory system?
Gas Exchange
Nose
2. Name the gases involved in the respiratory Mouth
Lungs Trachea
system.
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Diaphragm
2
The respiratory system
Recap question
1. What is the job of the respiratory system?
Gas exchange
Nose
2. Name the gases involved in the respiratory Mouth
Lungs Trachea
system.
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Diaphragm
3
Label the diagram
Mouth and
● Mouth and nasal cavity
nasal cavity 7
1 Alveoli
● Bronchioles
● Bronchus
Trachea 6
● Diaphragm
2 Bronchus
● Alveoli
3Bronchioles
● Lungs
Diaphragm5 4 Lungs
● Trachea
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without labels., JMarchn [Wikimedia
Commons]
4
Label the diagram
Mouth and
7
nasal cavity 1 Alveoli
Trachea 6
2 Bronchus
3 Bronchioles
Diaphragm 5 4 Lungs
5
Pause the video to complete your task
Complete the following gap fill activity:
rib cage
The lungs are protected by _____________. Our body takes
in _________________
oxygen and releases ______________
carbon dioxide when
breathing. The process of taking air into our lungs is
known as _______________.
inhalation The process of pushing air out
from our lungs is known as ______________.
exhalation Alveolus are
surrounded by _________________.
capillaries
Key words: capillaries, oxygen, carbon dioxide, rib cage,
exhalation, inhalation
Resume once you’re finished
Complete the following gap fill activity:
1. The lungs are protected by the rib cage.
2. Our body takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide when
breathing.
3. The process of taking air into the lungs is known as inhalation.
4. The process of pushing air out from our lungs is known as
exhalation.
5. Alveoli are surrounded by capillaries.
Resume once you’re finished
Pause the video to complete your task
Describe how the parts of the digestive system and parts of
the respiratory system work together.
Link to:
- Respiration (explain in terms of reactants and products)
- life processes (link to digestive and respiratory system)
- Give specific example of organs in each system
The digestive system breaks down food molecules to make
them small enough to diffuse into the…
The respiratory system involves inhaling oxygen…
Key words: energy, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water, glucose,
inhale, exhale, alveoli
Resume once you’re finished
Describe how the parts of the digestive system and parts of the
respiratory system work together.
The digestive system breaks down food molecules to make them small
enough to diffuse from the small intestine into the bloodstream. Glucose
is an example of a food molecule that will diffuse in the blood and be
transported around the body. The respiratory system involves inhaling
oxygen, which will diffuse into the bloodstream and be transported to cells.
Glucose will react with oxygen in cells, producing energy, carbon dioxide
and water. This is known as respiration. The carbon dioxide will diffuse
from the cell into the blood, and will diffuse out of the bloodstream into the
alveoli, into the lungs and will be exhaled. Therefore, linking the digestive
system and the respiratory system as they are reliant on one another to
fulfil the following life processes: nutrition and respiration.
