This lesson contains 16 slides, with text slides and 1 video.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
1.2 Gas exchange and respiration
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Homework check questions
What is the pharynx?
What is the epiglottis?
What are ciliated cells?
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Discussion
Smoking can paralyse the ciliated cells. Discuss with another student why smoking can cause you to develop the so-called smoker’s cough. This is a persistent cough that develops in long-term smokers (‘persistent’ meaning that it is present for more than 2 or 3 weeks).