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Gas Exchange & Breathing

Describe the structure of the human gas exchange system (trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli) and explain how the mechanism of breathing — using pressure changes from rib and diaphragm movement — moves air in and out of the lungs

Typical age: 1213 years

If your child took a deep breath after running, could they explain what's happening in their lungs — how the air gets in, where the oxygen crosses into the blood, and how carbon dioxide leaves?

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