Respiratory System Chapter 11

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

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• 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

Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 

• 1,2,3,4
• 2,3,1,4
• 2,1,3,4
• 4,2,3,1 

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

• swallowing

• breathing

• diffusion

• speech

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea

• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis
• larynx

A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.

• Sinus

• Nose

• Pharynx

• Larynx

The division of the trachea forms

• nose

• main bronchi

• lungs

• alveoli

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

• nose

• pharynx

• larynx

• trachea

This is automatic breathing; it occurs when you are unconscious, asleep, or simply not thinking about breathing.

• voluntary breathing

• absolute breathing

• involuntary breathing

• volatile breathing