2 - Respiratory System Quiz#1 - Frankie

Which 2 organ systems work together to obtain and deliver oxygen to body cells?

• digestive and respiratory

• circulatory and immune

• endocrine and muscular

• respiratory and circulatory

What is the scientific name for the organ that the respiratory system shares with the digestive system?

• liver

• trachea

• nasal cavity

• pharynx

What is the function of the rings of cartilage on the trachea?

• They help the trachea move oxygen into the cells.

• They connect the trachea to the lungs.

• They keep the trachea from collapsing

• They add decoration to the trachea.

Which of the following gases moves into the blood in your alveoli?

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

Which of following is a function of the respiratory system?

• Delivers oxygen to the body's cells

• Delivers carbon dioxide to the body's cells

• Brings oxygen into the body

• Brings carbon dioxide into the body

What does the diaphragm do that causes us to inhale (breathe in)?

• It moves up.

• It moves down.

• It moves side to side.

• It stays still

Why does every cell in your body need oxygen?

• Cells need oxygen to breathe.

• Cells need oxygen to make food.

• Cells need oxygen to release energy from glucose.

• Cells need oxygen to make water.

What is the primary function of the bronchi in the respiratory system?

• They carry oxygen to the cells.

• They filter out dust and other particles from the air.

• They carry air from the trachea into the lungs.

• They produce mucus to trap foreign particles.

What happens to the carbon dioxide produced by body cells?

• It is exhaled out of the body.

• It is used to produce energy.

• It is converted into oxygen.

• It is stored in the lungs.

What is the role of the capillaries in the alveoli?

• They carry oxygenated blood away from the alveoli.

• They carry deoxygenated blood to the alveoli.

• They facilitate the exchange of gases.

• They filter out dust and other particles from the air.