RESPIRATORY QUIZ

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 

• air/oxygen
• oxygen/carbon dioxide 
• carbon dioxide/waste 
• waste/air 

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

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

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

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 drawing in of breath; inhalation.

• Inspiration

• Expiration

Breathing out; exhalation of breath.

• Inspiration

• Expiration

What is the site of gas exchange?

• alveoli

• nose

• lung

• bronchi

The trachea branches off into two:

• Alveoli
• Bronchi
• Bronchioles

Another name for the throat is called the:

• Nasopharynx
• Pharynx
• Larynx

What is another name for the windpipe?

• Lungs
• Trachea
• Larynx
• Esophagus