respiratory test review

What is the primary function of mucus and cilia in the nostrils?

• Filtration

• Respiration

• Sound production

• Temperature control

What structure connects the larynx to the bronchi?

• Bronchioles

• Oropharynx

• Pleura

• Trachea

Where in the respiratory tract does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place?

• Alveoli

• Bronchi

• Larynx

• Trachea

The respiratory organ in the picture is called ....

• lung

• trachea

• bronchioles

• bronchi

The organs in letter a, b, and c are ....

• oral cavity, larynx, and pharynx

• nasal cavity, larynx, and trachea

• nasal cavity, pharynx, and larynx

• oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx

The organs in letter d and e are ....

• larynx and bronchi

• pharynx and bronchioles

• trachea and bronchioles

• trachea and bronchi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

During inspiration, the diaphragm...

• flattens

• expands

• bulges

• rises

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 

A small flap of tissue that covers the trachea is called the

• bronchi

• larynx

• pharynx

• epiglottis

What muscle contracts and relaxes forcing air in and out of the lungs?

• quadracepts

• lungs

• larynx

• diaphragm