Respiratory System

The respiratory system includes all of the following structures except for the...

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Trachea

• Esophagus

Which of the following is NOT part of the conducting zone of the respiratory system?

• Trachea

• Bronchi

• Pharynx

• Alveoli

The voice box is anatomically known as the...

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

How do the bronchi differ?

• The left lung has 3 lobes, the right lung has 2

• Lobar bronchi are larger than primary bronchi

• Segmental bronchi feed into lobar bronchi

• Tertiary bronchi feed into bronchioles

In the respiratory zone, the bulk of gas exchange occurs in the...

• Bronchioles

• Alveoli

• Alveolar ducts

• Bronchi

Asthma is caused by inflammation in the...

• Trachea

• Bronchi

• Nasal Cavity

• Alveoli

During gas exchange...

• CO2 moves out of the blood, O2 out of the alveoli

• CO2 moves into the blood, O2 moves out of the alveoli

• CO2 moves into the alveoli, O2 moves out the blood

• CO2 out of the alveoli, O2 moves into the blood

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The muscle that controls our breathing is the...

• Rectus abdominis

• External obliques

• Diaphragm

• Pectoralis Major

During inspiration...

• Air moves out of our lungs

• The diaphragm contracts

• Our lungs contract

• Volume in the thoracic cavity increases

Which of the following does NOT happen during expiration?

• The diaphragm rises

• Inspiratory muscles contract

• Volume in the thoracic cavity decreases

• Air moves out of our lungs