Respiratory System Quiz

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

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

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 

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea

• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis
• larynx

The process of diffusing oxygen from the blood, into the interstitial fluid and into the cells.

• inspiration

• expiration

• internal respiration

• external respiration

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Which lung has 2 lobes?

• Right

• Left

• Both the right and left

• Neither the right or left

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

• nose

• pharynx

• larynx

• trachea

What is another name for the windpipe?

• Lungs
• Trachea
• Larynx
• Esophagus

What flap of tissue in the respiratory system is often referred to as a "gatekeeper"?

• larynx
• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis

The lower respiratory tract includes which of the following structures?

• alveoli, squamous, epithelial cells, and pharynx
•  capillaries, alveoli, nose, pharynx
• oropharynx, bronchioles, lungs
• trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, alveoli

Given the following structures:
1. alveoli
2. bronchi
3. bronchioles
Which of the following is the correct order in which air would flow after inhalation? 

• 1,2,3
• 2,1,3
• 2,3,1
• 3,2,1