Organ Systems 2 Assessment Review

What is the purpose of the respiratory system?

• takes in oxygen and release carbon dioxide

• takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen

• takes in nitrogen and releases carbon dioxide

• takes in oxygen and releases nitrogen

Your windpipe is also called the...

• trachea

• larynx

• pharynx

• esophagus

What are the two branches called that branch off from your trachea and into your lungs?

• bronchus (bronchi)

• alveoli

• lungs

• trachea

What are the smaller branches of the bronchi called?

• bronchioles

• alveoli

• ravioli

• lungs

These tiny grape-like air sacs is where the gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide happen in the lungs. What is it?

• alveoli

• lungs

• ravioli

• bronchioles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The elastic sponge-like organs are where gas exchange occurs.

• lungs

• alveoli

• ravioli

• trachea

What is the function of the diaphragm?

• the muscle that contracts and relaxes when you breathe

• the muscle that regulates your heart beat

• no function

What is the function of the diaphragm?

• the muscle that contracts and relaxes when you breathe

• the muscle that regulates your heart beat

• no function

Name the structure labeled 8 

• lungs 
• trachea 
• diaphragm 
• alveoli 

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

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5