Respiratory System Recap

Respiratory System Recap

Multiple Choice

The respiratory system is responsible for taking in oxygen.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which part of the respiratory system does air pass through first?

• Alveoli

• Trachea

• Pharynx

• Bronchioles

Multiple Choice

What shape are the rings of cartilage in the trachea?

• D

• U

• O

• C

Multiple Choice

Which part of the respiratory system does air pass through first?

• Alveoli

• Trachea

• Pharynx

• Bronchioles

Multiple Choice

Which is the outer layer of the pleural membrane?

• Visceral Pleura

• Parietal Pleura

• Thoracic Cavity

• Diaphragm

Multiple Choice

How many lobes does the left lung have?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Multiple Select

Which muscles contract as we breathe in?

• Diaphragm

• External Intercostals

• Internal Intercostals

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to the maximum amount of air that can be breathed in and out in one breath?

• Tidal Volume

• Vital Capacity

• Total Lung Capacity

• Inspiratory Reserve Volume

Multiple Choice

At rest, what is the average number of breaths taken?

• 8

• 14

• 10

• 12

Multiple Choice

Which term means "The pressure exerted by a single gas in a mixture of gases"

• Diffusion

• Partial Pressure

Multiple Choice

When blood returns towards the lungs from the body, which statement is correct?

• High concentration of CO2 in the blood and low in the lungs

• Low concentration of CO2 in the blood and high in the lungs

Multiple Choice

When we breathe in, what happens to the partial pressure of O2 in the lungs?

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Increases

Multiple Choice

Which intercostal muscles contract when we breathe in?

• External

• Internal

Multiple Choice

What happens to the pressure in the lungs when the volume of the thoracic cavity is increased?

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Increases

Multiple Choice

At rest, the internal intercostal muscles do not need to contract when breathing out.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The abdominals will contract to assist expiration during exercise.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What happens to the pressure in the lungs when the volume of the thoracic cavity is decreased?

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Increases

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the nerve that the signal to increase breathing is sent down?

• Peripheral

• Accelerator

• Vagus

• Phrenic