Preventing respiratory diseases

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• 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
• 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
• A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand

1. Gaseous exchange
2. Structures of the respiratory system
3. Adaptations of the respiratory system
4. Gaseous exchange across the alveoli
5. The mechanism of breathing
6. Demonstrating breathing with a model
7. Regulation of breathing
8. Factors affecting the rate of breathing
9. Breathing and lung capacity
10. Bronchitis and pneumonia
11. Asthma
12. Tuberculosis
13. Preventing respiratory diseases
14. Review of gaseous exchange