Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Biology · Practical: investigate breathing in humans

Second Wind

How much air do you breathe, and what happens when you exercise? Step into the Breathing Lab and breathe for our athlete, Sam. Read a spirometer, prove you breathe out carbon dioxide with the limewater test, keep Sam's blood gases balanced from rest to a flat-out sprint, then analyse your own data like a sports scientist.

LOADING THE LAB…
LAB1/4
SCORE0
x1
BEST0
PHASEAT REST
BREATHING RATE--/min
BREATH DEPTH0.0litres
HEART RATE♥ 70bpm
O₂CO₂
IN SAM'S BLOOD
O₂CO₂
BALANCED
SPIRO lab robot
SPIROMETER · VOLUME OF AIR IN THE LUNGS
or hold SPACE
CATCH YOUR BREATH

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BRAINY LEMONS · THE BREATHING LAB
SECONDWIND
BREATHE FOR THE ATHLETE
Hold to breathe in, let go to breathe out. Prove you breathe out CO₂, keep Sam going from rest to a flat-out sprint, then crack your own spirometer data.
🧪 Limewater test🏃 Exercise test📈 Spirometer data
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