RESPIRATORY2

Where in the respiratory system does gaseous exchange take place?

• Bronchioles

• Trachea

• Alveoli

Which of the following contracts to cause inhalation of breath?

• Ribs

• Diaphragm

• Lung

Which of the following are relevant descriptions of the structure of a capillary?

• Thick

• Valves

• Semi-permeable

Which term is used to describe the movement of gases from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?

• Diffusion

• Evaporation

• Contraction

Which lung volume can be defined as "the amount of air breathed in with each normal breath"?

• Vital capacity

• Total lung capacity

• Tidal volume

Which gas is produced by the muscles during exercise as a waste product that needs to be transported and removed?

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

• Lactic acid

During the first ten minutes of a hockey match, what would you expect to the tidal volume of a midfielder to do?

• Remain constant

• Decrease

• Increase

Nitrogen is neither used nor created by the body, so what will happen to its levels?

• Increase in value

• Drop in value

• Stays the same

The average adult human can hold about _____ litres of air in their lungs.

• two

• six

• ten

What is the bump you can feel on your neck called?

• Trachea

• Larynx

• bronchi