Biology 5090 · O Level · Human gas exchange

Human gas exchange — practice question

The diagrams illustrate a model that is used to show the process of human breathing.
(a(i))[1]

Name the structure in the human body that J represents in the model.

(a(ii))[3]

Name the structure in the human body shown by the elastic band. State what this structure does during the process of breathing out.

(b)[3]

Name a muscle used in human breathing that is not shown in the model. State what this muscle does during the process of breathing out.

(c)[3]

Describe and explain the effect of increasing the volume of the thorax on air movement during human breathing.

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