RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

What is the man function of the respiratory system?

• pump blood

• produce hormones

• exchange gases

• Breakdown food

What is the structure known as the "voice box"

• larynx

• pharynx

• alveoli

• trachea

Where does gas exchnge occur iin the lungs?

• trachea

• bronchi

• alveoli

• bronchioles

Which part of the respiratory system filters, moistens, and warms the air?

• bronchioles

• nasal cavity

• pharynx

• larynx

TRUE or FALSE: The diaphragm moves upward during inhalation to help bring air into the lungs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the function of epiglottis?

• it helps the lungs expand

• it produces mucus

• it prevents food from entering the lungs

• it allows oxygen to enter the blood

What is the correct order of air passage during inhalation?

• trachea to nose to lungs to bronchi

• Nose to pharynx to larynx to trachea to bronchi to lungs

• nose to lungs to bronchi to trachea

• mouth to lungs to trachea to nose

What respiratory disease causes inflammation and fluid buildup in the lungs?

• COPD

• asthma

• lung cancer

• pneumonia

What are the tiny hair-like structures in the nasal cavity that trap and sweep out foreign particles?

• Cilia

• flagella

• alveoli

• bronchus

Which of the following is a symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

• vomitting

• nausea

• barrel-shaped chest

• wheezing