respiratory system

What is the term for the tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gas exchange?

• bronchus

• trachea

• alveoli

• bronchioles

What is the term for the exchange of gases in the body between the blood stream and the body's cells?

• external respiration

• cellular respiration

• breathing

• internal respiration

What is the term for the metabolic reactions and processes that take place inside of cells to convert nutrients into energy in the form of ATP?

• internal respiration

• cellular respiration

• external respiration

• breathing

The main breathing tube from the from the mouth and nose leading to the lungs is called the:

• diaphragm

• bronchiole

• trachea

• bronchus

The two branches off of the trachea are the left and right:

• lungs

• bronchioles

• bronchus

• diaphragm

What is the name of the tiny hairs that protect the nasal passageways, trachea and and other parts of the respiratory tract and filter out foreign matter and organisms that are inhaled with the air?

• capillaries

• bronchioles

• cilia

• alveoli

Which organ warms, moistens & filters air?

• diaphragm

• alveoli

• larynx

• nasal passage

Which organ is also known as the voicebox?

• nasal passage

• larynx

• trachea

• bronchi

What is N?

• nose
• mouth
• phayrnx
• layrnx

What is the large muscle below the lungs?

• diagram
• diaphragm
• bronchi
• bronchitis