The Respiratory System Day 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a function of the respiratory system?

• Removing carbon dioxide from the body

• Enabling speech

• Transporting oxygen-rich blood throughout the body

• Supplying oxygen to the bloodstream

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is part of the upper respiratory tract?

• Lungs

• Bronchi

• Pharynx

• Alveoli

Multiple Choice

What sensory structure is located in the nasal cavity?

• Auditory receptors

• Cochlea

• Olfactory receptors

• Alveoli

Hotspot

Find the sphenoid sinus.

Multiple Choice

You are drinking milk when someone tells you a funny joke. What structure (hopefully) prevents milk from shooting out of your nose?

• Nasopharynx

• Uvula

• Epiglottis

• Larynx

Open Ended

Why does the trachea have C-shaped rings for support, instead of O shaped rings?

Multiple Choice

Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?

• Bronchi

• Diaphragm

• Alveoli

• Surfactant

Multiple Choice

What does surfactant do?

• Increases surface tension

• Increases work of breathing

• Decreases surface tension

• Exchanges gases with the bloodstream

Multiple Choice

Which lung has 2 lobes?

• Right

• Left

• They both have 2 lobes

• They both have 3 lobes

Multiple Choice

When exhaling, the diaphragm is...

• Relaxing

• Contracting

• Doing nothing

• Compressing

Multiple Choice

The sac surrounding the lungs to reduce friction when breathing is called the...

• Visceral pleura

• Pericardial sac

• Parietal pleura

• Epicardium

Match

Match the terms with their corresponding definitions.

• Ventilation

• External respiration

• Internal respiration

The physical act of breathing

Gas exchange between air and blood

Gas exchange between blood and cells

• The physical act of breathing

• Gas exchange between air and blood

• Gas exchange between blood and cells

Match

Match each term with the corresponding actions.

• Internal respiration

• External respiration

• Ventilation

Oxygen into cells, CO2 into blood

CO2 into air, oxygen into blood

Air in and out of lungs

• Oxygen into cells, CO2 into blood

• CO2 into air, oxygen into blood

• Air in and out of lungs

Dropdown

Most oxygen is transported in the blood via​

Select answer

and most carbon dioxide is transported via​

Select answer

.

Categorize

Options (4)

External intercostals contract

Diaphragm contracts

Internal intercostals contract

Diaphragm relaxes

Organize these options into the right categories

Inspiration/Inhalation

Expiration/Exhalation