Respiratory System Test Review

Name

What structures are included in the upper respiratory tract? Select all that are

• Trachea
• Oropharynx
• Epiglottis
• Nasal Cavity
• Bronchus

What structures are included in the lower respiratory tract? Select all that are

• Bronchioles
• Alveoli
• Mediastinum
• Epiglottis
• Trachea

What structures in the respiratory system include your mucous membranes?

• Nasal Cavity
• Larynx
• Trachea
• Bronchus

The adenoids are housed in the

• Oropharynx
• Nasopharynx
• Laryngopharynx

Gas exchange occurs with which two structures within the lungs?

• Bronchioles
• Alveoli
• Diaphragm
• Pulmonary Capillaries

When we breathe in what does the diaphragm do?

• Expand
• Contract

Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the body cells and the blood in the systemic capillaries explains which vocabulary word?

• Pulmonary Ventilation
• External Respiration
• Internal Respiration
• Transport of Respiratory Gases

AKA breathing. Is an involuntary action that moves air in and out of the lungs in response to changes in blood O2 and CO2 levels and nerve stimulation of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.

• Pulmonary Ventilation
• External Respiration
• Internal Respiration
• Transport of Respiratory Gases

Exchange of O2 and CO2 between the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries

• Pulmonary Ventilation
• External Respiration
• Internal Respiration
• Transport of Respiratory Gases