Respiratory system

Why should you breath through your nose? (choose all that apply)

• It moistens air.

• It warms air.

• It is the only way to breath in air.

• It filters air.

The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

• bronchi
• alveoli
• capillaries
• bronchioles

What is the order that oxygen travels when it is inhaled?

• nasal cavity, bronchi tubes, pharynx, trachea, alveoli

• nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, bronchi tubes, alveoli

• nasal cavity, trachea, pharynx, bronchi tubes, alveoli

• nasal cavity, trachea, pharynx, alveoli, bronchi tubes

Letter D is pointing to which Respiratory organ?

• Alveoli
• Diaphragm
• Lung
• Bronchi

What is the anatomically correct name of the windpipe?

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Trachea

Aside from being part of the respiratory way, what is the other function of the larynx?

• It has a small tissue called epiglottis that directs the food to the esophagus.

• It contains the tissues where the gas exchange happens.

• It contains the vocal cord that allows the body to produce sound.

Which of the following shows what happens to the chest cavity when air rushes into the lungs?

• decrease in volume

• deflates

• expands

• relaxes

What is function of the dome-shaped diaphragm?

• This is where gas exchange happens.
• Air passes through the diaphragm on the way to the lungs.
• It attaches to the lungs to help in breathing.
• It is under the lungs and keeps them from falling down to your stomach.

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

These are all structures of the digestive system:

stomach, esophagus, trachea, small intestine

• True

• False