Respiratory System Questions

What is the term for air moving into and out of the lungs?

• External respiration

• Inspiration

• Pulmonary ventilation

• Expiration

What is the process of gas exchange between alveoli and blood called?

• Internal respiration

• External respiration

• Tidal volume

• Residual volume

Gas exchange between capillaries and body cells is known as:

• Pulmonary ventilation

• Internal respiration

• Vital capacity

• Pressure decrease

What is the total amount of air that can be exchanged in the lungs?

• Residual volume

• Tidal volume

• Vital capacity

• External respiration

Another word for inhaling is:

• Expiration

• Inspiration

• Respiration

• Pressure

What term describes the entire process of gas exchange in the body?

• External respiration

• Pulmonary ventilation

• Respiration

• Hemoglobin

Which molecule in red blood cells carries oxygen?

• Bicarbonate ion

• Hemoglobin

• Carbon dioxide

• Residual volume

Another word for exhaling is:

• Expiration

• Inspiration

• Pulmonary ventilation

• Bronchitis

What instrument is used to measure respiratory volumes?

• Spirometer

• Vital capacity meter

In what form is most carbon dioxide carried in the plasma?

• Hemoglobin

• Oxygen ion

• Bicarbonate ion

• Residual volume