THE

RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM
Science Cambridge – Grade 6
The organs we use for breathing are the …

lungs
Our bodies need a gas in the air called …

oxygen
Our bodies produce a waste gas that we
must get rid of called…

Carbon dioxide
The air tube that carries the air we breathe in
down to the lungs is the …

windpipe
Let’s watch a
video
What happens to the lungs when we
breathe in and out?
 Why do we need to
breath?

We need to breathe to stay alive

Part of the Respiratory System
 Two lungs
 Air tubes leading from the
mouth and nose to the lungs
 Muscles in the chest
 THE LUNGS
What are the lungs for? windpipe

We use the lungs

for breathing

Where are the lungs

located?

The lungs are The lungs are like

located in the chest stretchy sponges
and protected by the and are pinkish grey
ribs
 BREATHING

Oxygen Carbon dioxide

in out

Lungs

Diaphragm
relaxed
Diaphragm
contracted

Inhalation exhalation
https://youtu.be/mOKmjYwfDGU?feature=shared
 Breathing in

When we breathe in, oxygen gas from the air moves into the
blood vessels in the lungs.

Blood carries the oxygen to the heart and then to the other
parts of the body.
 Breathing out

As your body uses up oxygen, it makes carbon dioxide. The

blood carries the carbon dioxide back to the lungs. We get rid
of carbon dioxide in the air we breathe out.
(Inhalation) (exhalation)
 Notes

Breathe in and out : 16 times every minute.

Breathing rate : the number of times we breathe in and out in a minute.
Breathing rate depends on how much oxygen we need.
ALHAMDULILLAH