Respiratory anatomy quiz

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

What are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?

• diapragm
• lungs
• trachea
• bronchi

What are the tiny air sacs that allow for diffusion between oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Bronchi

• Bronchioles

• Trachea

• Alveoli

What is the name of the passages that enables air to pass into the Alveoli?

• Bronchi

• Trachea

• Pharynx

• Bronchioles

Please choose the correct pathway air travels though into the lungs

• Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchiole, bronchi, alveoli

• Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchiole, alveoli

• Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, bronchiole

• Nasal passage, trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, bronchiole, alveoli

What am I? I divide in 2 and lead to each lung.

• Bronchioles

• Bronchi

• Alveoli

• Trachea

What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?

• esophogus
• bronchi
• trachea
• alveoli

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

• larynx
• pharynx
• trachea
• nose

Why do you need mucous membranes in the bronchioles?

• to help the food go down smoothly

• to stop the air irritating them

• to help air pass through

• to trap and remove foreign particles

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli is through a process called

• active transport

• conduction

• convection

• diffusion