Human Gas Exchange

Human Gas Exchange

11th - 12th Grade

18 Qs

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Human Gas Exchange

Human Gas Exchange

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS1-7, HS-LS1-3, HS-LS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ben Whitworth

Used 362+ times

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)?

bronchi

alveoli

capillaries

bronchioles

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when you breathe in? (tick all that apply)

diaphragm relaxes and moves up

diaphragm contracts and flattens

increases volume in thorax

reduces volume in thorax

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not happening during inhalation?

the diaphragm contracts

the rib cage rises up

expands the volume of the chest cavity

diaphragm is relaxing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A contraction of the diaphragm during inhalation causes it to flatten. What else does the contraction result in?

An increase in the volume of the thoracic cavity

Increase in alveolar pressure

A decrease in lung volume

A decrease in the volume of the thoracic cavity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What happens when the external intercostals contract during inhalation?

The diaphragm relaxes

The ribs are elevated

Pressure in the lungs increases

The size of the thoracic cavity decreases

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main function of cilia which line the respiratory surface is to

Moisten the trachea

Lubricate the bronchi to ease the flow of air into the lungs

Move the mucus to the pharynx and away from the lungs

Provide mucus to the lungs to prevent the lungs from dehydration

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