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The following questions and answers are based entirely on information in the kids pages from www.asthmainashford.co.uk
 
1.

Why do we need Oxygen?

 

 

 
2.

How does Oxygen get from the air into our blood?

 

 

 
3.

How many air sacks are there in our lungs?

 

 

 
4.

What happens when someone has an asthma attack?

 

 

 
5.

What happens to people who are allergic to pollen?

 

 

 
6.
What is carbon dioxide?
 

 

  7.

What are the three most common allergens (things that people can have an allergy to)?

  i)  
  ii)  
  iii)

 

  8.

Where would you find these allergens?

  i) House dust mite?
   
  ii) Pollen?
   
  iii) Cat dander?
     
  9.

Name four facts that we know about the spread of asthma :

  i)
  ii)  
  iii)  
  iv)
  10.

Can you think of the 'proper' name for ..

  i)

The windpipe?

   

  ii)

The tubes in the lungs?

   

  iii)

The tiny air sacs in the lungs?

   

  iv) The muscle that helps pump air in and out of the lungs?
   
  11.

Can you name some things in the home that don't cause allergies?

   

 

  12.

How would you help someone who was having an asthma attack?

   

 

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