Admin What does the glass tube represent in the respiratory system?
The model, which is air tight, represents the thorax, and air is only able to enter via the glass tube which represents the trachea.
What does the Y shaped tube represent?
plastic bottle = chest cavity. plastic tubing = trachea. Y-shaped connector = bronchi. balloons inside bottle = lungs.
What are the two tubes of respiratory system?
Your trachea is divided into 2 air passages called bronchial tubes. One bronchial tube leads to the left lung, the other to the right lung.
What does each part of the lung model represent?
Stimulate discussion by asking students to discuss which parts of the model represent the lungs, chest cavity, and diaphragm? (Answer: The balloon represents the lung, the bottle represents the chest cavity, and the plastic represents the diaphragm).
How long does a collapsed lung take to heal?
Recovery from a collapsed lung generally takes about one to two weeks. Most people can return to full activity upon clearance by the doctor.
What happens when you breathe BBC Bitesize?
When we breathe out, the chest muscles move down and inwards. The diaphragm moves up. This squeeze the lungs and forces air out. Carbon dioxide from the alveoli flows up through the lungs and out through the mouth and nose.
What part of the model represents the lungs and diaphragm?
Which parts of the model lung represent the lungs, chest cavity, rib cage, and diaphragm? (The small balloon inside the bottle represents the lung. The bottle represents the chest cavity and the rib cage. The plastic /balloon handle represents the diaphragm.)
What are two tubes that connect to the trachea and bronchioles?
The trachea splits into 2 bronchial tubes in your lungs. These are called the left bronchus and right bronchus. The bronchus tubes keep branching off into smaller and smaller tubes called bronchi. The tubes are lined with fine hair-like structures called cilia.
How do you describe a lung model?
The contraption you built is a model of how your lungs work! The plastic at the bottom works like your diaphragm—a strong muscle that expands and contracts to cause your lungs to fill with air and then empty out again. Air goes in and out of both of your lungs at the same time. This model just represents one lung.