QUIZIZZ RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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

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

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place in your lungs are called

• bones

• lungs

• oxygen

• alveoli

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing so that you don't choke is called.

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

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

Which body function is made possible by the fibrous bands stretched across the larynx?

• swallowing

• breathing

• diffusion

• speech

The system of the body that brings oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide.

• respiratory​ ​system​
• skeletal system
• muscular system
• circulatory system

Organs of the respiratory system that bring oxygen-rich air into​ ​the body and send oxygen-poor air out of the body.

• heart
• muscles
• lungs
• bones

The process of taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide from the body.

• transpiration 
• respiration 
• digestion
• relaxation

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

A wide muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and aids in the inflation of the lungs.

• diaphragm​

• heart

• nose

• trachea

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