Body Systems Functions Review

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

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

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

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A disorder of the lungs called ____ causes the bronchi to become restricted (get smaller) so air can't get to the lungs.

• asthma 
• cold
• influenza 
• bronchitis 

The passageway that is shared by both the digestive and respiratory system is the....

• larynx
• pharynx
• trachea
• nose

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

• Stomach
• Trachea
• Pancreas
• Epiglottis

This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body

• Right Atrium
• Right Ventricle
• Left Atrium
• Left Ventricle

The _________ PUMPS blood to the lungs.

• Right Atrium
• Right Ventricle
• Left Atrium
• Left Ventricle

This chamber of the heart PUMPS blood to the body.

• Right Atrium
• Right Ventricle
• Left Atrium
• Left Ventricle

The _______ RECEIVES blood returning from the lungs.

• Right Atrium
• Right Ventricle
• Left Atrium
• Left Ventricle

"Cardio" means

• heart
• vessels
• blood
• excercise