The Respiratory System

What is another name for the windpipe?

• Trachea

• Bronchus

• Bronchiole

• Larynx

What is another name for the voice box?

• Trachea

• Bronchus

• Bronchiole

• Larynx

What are the names of the air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange takes place?

• Alveoli
• Bronchi
• Bronchioles
• Intercostal muscles

During inspiration, the diaphragm...

• Contracts and flattens

• Relaxes and flattens

• Contracts and rises

• Relaxes and rises

During expiration, the diaphragm...

• Contracts and flattens

• Relaxes and flattens

• Contracts and rises

• Relaxes and rises

The branches that lead from the trachea to the lungs are called:

• bronchioles

• larynx

• bronchi

• alveoli

Given the following structures:

1. larynx

2. nasal cavity

3. pharynx

4. trachea

5.bronchi

Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation?

• 1,2,5, 3,4

• 2,3,1,4,5

• 2,1,5, 3,4

• 4,2,3,1,5

What is the small flap of tissue called that covers the trachea when we swallow?

• Bronchioles

• Larynx

• Alveoli

• Epiglottis

A muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and aids in the inflation of the lungs:

• diaphragm​

• heart

• intercostal muscles

• trachea

How many sections is the pharynx divided into?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5