Respiratory Vocabulary

Which of these best describes respiration?

• Turning nutrients into energy

• Smelling a fragrant flower

• Letting your body rest

• breathing in and out

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Which of these does the body not store?

• Carbohydrates

• Nutrients

• Glucose

• Oxygen

Another word for "windpipe" is

• Lung

• Larynx

• Trachea

• Bronchiole

What is cilia's main job?

• Storing oxygen in the lungs

• exhaling from the lungs to the mouth and nose

• Sweeping dirt and mucus out of the respiratory tract

• digesting nutrients from the air before they reach the stomach

When you inhale, the diaphragm ______.

• Expands

• Contracts

• Disappears

• stays the same

Which of these are a type of blood vessels?

• Capillaries

• Bronchi

• Alveoli

• Cilia

Which of these is a waste product?

• Oxygen

• Alveolus

• Bronchioles

• Carbon Dioxide

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Another word for voice box is ______

• Cilia

• Lung

• Larynx

• Bronchus

Which of these best explains how your voice makes a sound?

• The vocal cords rhythmically expand and contract

• The diaphragm expands to take in more oxygen

• Air from the lungs vibrates the vocal cords

• The bronchioles send oxygen to the larynx

When your diaphragm contracts unexpectedly, you_____.

• Cry

• Sing

• Laugh

• Hiccup