Research Questions: Respiratory System Y8

The following is a list of research questions that you will need to complete in class.
Laptops are available for you to research these questions.

1. Draw your own diagram of the respiratory system. On your

diagram, label each part and describe the function of each
part.

2. Research and find out what hiccups are and what causes
them?

3. Research and find out what will happen to you if you do not
get rid of the carbon dioxide your body produces.

4. Research and find out what happens in the lungs when a

person has an asthma attack. Find out what asthma inhalers
such as Ventolin do.

5. Explain how the ribs and the diaphragm help you to breathe.

6. What are the problems or diseases that people may have for
the respiratory system?

7. Describe why humans die within a few minutes if they cannot

breathe, but can live for few days without water and for a
longer time without food.