Why Do We Breathe Faster After Running ? :: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ˛āĻāĻ ?
Why Do We Breathe Faster After Running ?
Muscles need more energy during running. To release energy, muscles use more oxygen. Running also produces more carbon dioxide. The brain senses this change in the blood. It signals the lungs and breathing muscles to work faster. So we breathe faster to take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
Words: i. Running, ii. Lungs, iii. More Oxygen In, iv. More Carbon Dioxide Out, v. Muscles
Key Point: We breathe faster after running to supply more oxygen and remove extra carbon dioxide.
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MCQ on “ Why Do We Breathe Faster After Running?”
1. Why do muscles need more oxygen during running ? āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻļā§āĻ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§ ?
A. To sleep B. To release energy C. To stop movement D. To cool the body
Ans: B. To release energy
Explanation: Muscles use oxygen to produce energy. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻĒā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. What gas is produced more during running ? āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Carbon dioxide D. Hydrogen
Ans: C. Carbon dioxide
Explanation: Running produces more carbon dioxide in the body. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻžāĻ-āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
3. Which organ senses changes in the blood ? ā§°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§ ?
A. Heart B. Brain C. Eye D. Skin
Ans: B. Brain
Explanation: The brain detects oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŽāĻāĻā§ āĻ
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āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
4. Which organ helps us breathe ? āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A. Kidney B. Liver C. Lungs D. Teeth
Ans: C. Lungs
Explanation: Lungs help take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻĢā§āĻ¸āĻĢā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻ
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āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
5. Why do we breathe faster after running ? āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ˛āĻāĻ ?
A. To sing B. To sleep C. To get more oxygen D. To stop the heart
Ans: C. To get more oxygen
Explanation: Faster breathing supplies extra oxygen to the body. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ
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6. What does faster breathing remove from the body ? āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸-āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
A. Water B. Carbon dioxide C. Food D. Blood
Ans: B. Carbon dioxide
Explanation: Breathing removes extra carbon dioxide. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸-āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ
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7. Which body part needs more energy during running ? āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§ ?
A. Hair B. Nails C. Muscles D. Teeth
Ans: C. Muscles
Explanation: Muscles work harder during running. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
8. The brain signals the lungs to work ______.. āĻŽāĻāĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¸āĻĢā§āĻ¸āĻ ______ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
A. slower B. faster C. quietly D. less
Ans: B. faster
Explanation: The lungs work faster during heavy activity. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻĢā§āĻ¸āĻĢā§āĻ¸ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
9. Running increases the need for ______. āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ ______ ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
A. Oxygen B. Paint C. Sugar only D. Salt only
Ans: A. Oxygen
Explanation: The body needs more oxygen while running. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°āĻ āĻ
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10. Which statement is correct ? āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ ?
A. We breathe slower after running B. Running decreases energy use
C. We breathe faster to take in more oxygen D. Muscles do not need oxygen
Ans: C. We breathe faster to take in more oxygen
Explanation: Faster breathing helps meet the body’s oxygen needs. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤