Respiratory System Test

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

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

• bronchi
• alveoli
• capillaries
• bronchioles

Name the organ label # 6. 

• alveoli 
• bronchi 
• trachea 
• lungs 

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

• esophogus
• bronchi
• trachea
• alveoli

Name the structure labeled 8 

• lungs 
• trachea 
• diaphragm 
• alveoli 

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

• Stomach
• Trachea
• Pancreas
• Epiglottis

The main site of gas exchange in the lungs is the _______.

• alveoli

• bronchi

• bronchioles

• alveolar ducts

Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 

• 1,2,3,4
• 2,3,1,4
• 2,1,3,4
• 4,2,3,1 

this lung condition is an inflammation of the mucus membrane that lines the bronchial tubes.

• bronchitis
• pneumonia
• cystic fibrosis
• cancer

this condition is caused by inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes

• asthma
• emphysema
• cystic fibrosis
• cancer