Respiratory System Quiz 1

The trachea is

• not in the respiratory system

• responsible for allowing us to talk

• one of two branches that goes into the lung

• made of cartilage rings to keep it strong

In what part does air become warm and moist and harmful substances are removed?

• pharynx

• larynx

• nasal passage

• trachea

From the alveoli, oxygen

• is taken it to be eliminated from the body

• enters the blood to be delivered to all cells in the body

What is the waste product of respiration?

• oxygen

• water

• carbon dioxide

• there is no waste product

After passing through the bronchi, the air travels through the ______ on its way to the alveoli

• trachea

• bronchial tubes

• nasal passage

The trachea divides into two ducts called

• bronchi

• bronchial tubes

• alveoli

In the larynx you can find

• the vocal cords

• cartilage rings that keep it strong

• a muscular tube where the respiratory and digestive systems meet

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 

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

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

When air is pushed OUT of the lungs, what is the correct order for the tubes it passes through?

• bronchiole -> bronchi -> trachea -> nose

• bronchi -> bronchiole -> trachea -> nose

• trachea-> bronchi -> bronchiole-> nose