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Exploring the Respiratory System

Authored by Michelle Desrosiers

Health Sciences

9th Grade

21 Questions

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Exploring the Respiratory System
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During a science class, Anika was asked about the primary function of the respiratory system. What should she answer?

To circulate blood throughout the body

To exchange gases between the body and the environment

To break down food into nutrients

To protect the body from pathogens

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During a school play, Arjun was assigned the role of a character who had to sing and speak loudly. Which structure in the respiratory system is responsible for voice production?

Trachea

Larynx

Bronchi

Alveoli

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Daniel is learning about the human body in his biology class. Explain how the diaphragm contributes to the process of inhalation.

It contracts and moves upward, increasing the pressure in the chest cavity.

It relaxes and moves downward, decreasing the pressure in the chest cavity.

It contracts and moves downward, decreasing the pressure in the chest cavity.

It relaxes and moves upward, increasing the pressure in the chest cavity.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Zoe is learning about the human body in her biology class. She needs to identify the pathway air follows as it travels through the respiratory system. Can you help her?

Nose → Pharynx → Larynx → Trachea → Bronchi → Alveoli

Nose → Larynx → Pharynx → Trachea → Bronchi → Alveoli

Nose → Trachea → Pharynx → Larynx → Bronchi → Alveoli

Nose → Bronchi → Trachea → Pharynx → Larynx → Alveoli

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During a biology class, Samuel was asked to explain the function of alveoli in the human respiratory system. Which of the following best describes their role?

They filter dust and pathogens from the air.

They transport oxygen to the bloodstream.

They are the site of gas exchange between air and blood.

They produce mucus to trap particles.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imagine Michael is learning about the respiratory system in his biology class. Describe the process of gas exchange in the alveoli that he would learn about.

Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the blood, while carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the alveoli.

Carbon dioxide diffuses from the alveoli into the blood, while oxygen diffuses from the blood into the alveoli.

Both oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse from the blood into the alveoli.

Both oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse from the alveoli into the blood.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sophia is studying the human body and wonders, what is the function of the cilia in the respiratory system?

To produce mucus

To trap and remove particles from the air

To facilitate gas exchange

To support the structure of the trachea

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