Respiratory System Quiz

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• Digest food

• Pump blood

• Filter water

• Help you breathe

Which structure closes tight over your airway when you eat or drink?

• Trachea

• Larynx

• Epiglottis

• Thyroid gland

What muscles make your voice by vibrating rapidly?

• Biceps

• Quadriceps

• Laryngeal muscles

• Hamstrings

What happens when the vocal folds are tightened?

• Whistle

• Sound low

• No sound

• Sound high

Which ligament allows you to twist and bend your larynx?

• Lateral thyroid

• Oblique thyroid

• Mei in thyhyid

• Cryo thyroid

What happens when the true and false vocal cords are opened up?

• Air flows

• No air flows

• Voice becomes hoarse

• Coughing

What is the function of the lateral thyroid ligament?

• Twist and bend

• Produce sound

• Filter air

• Support the larynx

Which structure helps in preventing foreign matter from entering the lungs?

• Alveoli

• Bronchi

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

What is the role of the thyro iroids in controlling the vocal folds?

• Tighten the vocal folds

• Filter air

• Loosen the vocal folds

• Produce sound

Which muscles help in breathing by keeping the airway clear?

• Intercostal muscles

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Biceps