Respiratory System Quiz

What is emphysema?

• A chronic respiratory disease that causes inflammation of airways

• An infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus

• A progressive disease that causes disability, heart, and respiratory failure

• Inflammation of the lungs

What is asthma?

• A progressive disease that causes disability, heart, and respiratory failure

• A chronic respiratory disease that causes inflammation of airways

• An infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus

• Inflammation of the lungs

What is tuberculosis?

• Inflammation of the lungs

• A chronic respiratory disease that causes inflammation of airways

• An infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus

• A progressive disease that causes disability, heart, and respiratory failure

What is pneumonia?

• Inflammation of the lungs

• A chronic respiratory disease that causes inflammation of airways

• An infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus

• A progressive disease that causes disability, heart, and respiratory failure

What is the function of the epiglottis?

• It is the passage between the pharynx and lungs

• It is a flap that closes when food or water is swallowed

• It is the passage that air enters after leaving the nose and mouth

• It is a pouch (small bag)

What is the correct flow of oxygen through the body?

• Nose or mouth → Larynx → Pharynx → Trachea → Bronchi → Bronchioles → Alveoli → Circulatory System → Cell

• Nose or mouth → Pharynx → Epiglottis → Larynx → Trachea → Bronchi → Bronchioles → Alveoli → Circulatory System → Cell

• Nose or mouth → Trachea → Pharynx → Epiglottis → Larynx → Bronchi → Bronchioles → Alveoli → Circulatory System → Cell

• Nose or mouth → Pharynx → Larynx → Epiglottis → Trachea → Bronchi → Bronchioles → Alveoli → Circulatory System → Cell