7.5.2 - Human Respiration
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Practice Questions
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What muscle primarily helps in inhalation?
💡 Hint: Think about the muscle that sits at the bottom of your rib cage.
What happens to pressure inside the lungs during inhalation?
💡 Hint: Remember the air flows in when the pressure is lower.
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What causes air to flow into the lungs?
💡 Hint: Remember what happens when you inhale.
True or False: The diaphragm contracts during exhalation.
💡 Hint: What happens to the diaphragm when you breathe out?
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Discuss how changes in altitude may affect human respiration, specifically focusing on air pressure differences.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to air pressure as you climb a mountain.
Analyze how external devices like ventilators utilize principles of air pressure to assist in breathing.
💡 Hint: Think about how a pump helps move air in and out.
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