Respiratory Stystem

What are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?

• diaphragm

• lungs

• trachea

• bronchi

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 

• air/oxygen
• oxygen/carbon dioxide 
• carbon dioxide/waste 
• waste/air 

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
• to bring oxygen to the body
• to break down food and absorb nutrients
• to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?

• esophogus
• bronchi
• trachea
• alveoli

The larynx is also known as the...

• Voice box

• Passage to the lungs

• Long vein

• Airway

What type of cells carries oxygen?

• red blood cells

• white blood cells

• neurons

What organ pumps blood throughout the body?

• lung

• heart

• diaphragm

• stomach

The role of the mucus and and cilia in the respiratory system is to....

• warm the air. 

• clean the air.

• humidify the air. 

• All of the choices are true. 

Alveoli

• tiny, thin walled grape like clusters at the end of each bronchiole
• pasta
• an allergic reaction
• number of protons