Respiration System Quiz

What is the function of breathing?

• To take in carbon monoxide and excrete oxygen

• To take in carbon dioxide and water vapor

• To take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide and water vapor

• To take in nitrogen and excrete oxygen

What is the term used for breathing in?

• Oxygenation

• Exhalation

• Inhalation

• Respiration

What gas is taken in from the atmosphere during breathing?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Water vapor

• Carbon dioxide

What are the two substances that are given out to the atmosphere during breathing?

• Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

• Oxygen and nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor

• Oxygen and carbon monoxide

What is the function of the trachea in the respiratory system?

• Cause the chest to expand and contract

• Gaseous exchange

• Take air down to lungs

• Filter the air with tiny hairs

Where does gaseous exchange take place in the respiratory system?

• Alveolus

• Lung

• Bronchus

• Trachea

What gas leaves the alveoli and enters the blood stream during gaseous exchange?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Water vapor

• Carbon dioxide

What are alveoli surrounded by?

• Diaphragm

• Bronchiole

• Capillaries

• Intercostal muscles

What is the most important thing you learned today about the respiratory system?

• The function of the trachea

• The process of gaseous exchange

• The composition of inhaled air

• The mechanism of breathing

What is the grade for your respiratory system model?

• A

• D

• B

• C