Good health habits to keep the respiratory system healthy

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Review

What are the symptoms of a person with

asthma?

Checking of Assignment

1. Give three general ways to minimize or prevent respiratory ailments.2. Lung cancer has been related to smoking. How can you inform the public about the dangers of smoking?3. Why do traffic aides and factory workers wear masks?4. Why does your rate of breathing increase in crowded area?

Motivation

1. What do you do when you are in a dusty area?

2. Why do you cover your mouth when you sneeze?

Look at the picture. Describe what you see.

Check the column to find out if you are maintaining a healthy respiratory system.

  Always Sometimes Never1. I avoid smoking.      2. I do not go near someone who smokes.      3. I clean my nose regularly.      4. I avoid breathing polluted air.      5. I exercise regularly.      6. I avoid inhaling harmful chemical.      7. I eat food rich in vitamin C.      8. I drink at least six glasses of water every day.      9. I seek medical help for respiratory infection.      10. I maintain the cleanliness of my surroundings.

     

Concept Formation

What are the good health habits to keep the respiratory system healthy?

Caring for Your Respiratory System

You should take care of your Respiratory System because if you don’t you won’t be able to breathe. Using drugs can keep your brain from telling your lungs to breathe. Smoking can make your lungs turn black and not work well. Breathing clean air is healthiest for you. Exercise keeps your lungs strong.

Amazing Facts About the Respiratory System

• Your right lung has three lobes and your left lung only has two?

• The right lung is a little larger than the left lung?

• A person sleeping almost always breathes twelve or fifteen times a minute?

Did you know that...

More Amazing Facts About the Respiratory System

• The exhaling rate is faster in kids than in adults?

• It is healthier to breathe through your nose than your mouth, because your nose hairs and mucus clean the air.

Did You Know That...

More Amazing Facts

• Over 1 million people start smoking every year.

• Cigarette smoking kills about 350,000 people every year in the United States alone.

• Cigarette smoke contains 4,000 different chemicals.

• Each cigarette smoked subtracts about five minutes from life expectancy.

Cigarette smoke is one of the worst air pollutants.

More Amazing Facts

• Cigarette smoke paralyzes cilia in airways, preventing them from removing debris and protecting delicate alveoli.

• Frequent coughing is the only way airways can clean themselves.

• Cigarette smoke also causes fetal damage, which can result in miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight, and poor development

Cigarette smoke is one of the worst air pollutants.

Evaluation

___ 1. Clean your nose regularly.___ 2. Keep the surroundings clean.___ 3. Open the windows to allow fresh air in.___ 4. Exercise regularly.___ 5. Politely request anyone who smokes near

you to please stop smoking.

Put a check() if the statement is good practice and (x) for the bad practice before each number..

Assignment

Make a poster that explains the importance of avoiding drugs, alcohol, and smoking. Create a slogan to express the theme of your poster.

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