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WorksheetsRespiratory Vocabulary
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
flexible cylindrical tube extends from larynx to bronchi
a)
pharynx
b)
voicebox
c)
trachea
d)
bronchiole
2.
iron containing compound in blood that transports oxygen to tissues
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
heparin
d)
hemoglobin
3.
process of exchanging air between the atmosphere and the body cells
a)
cellular respiration
b)
respiration
c)
hyperventilation
d)
expiration
4.
hollow space behind the nose
a)
nasal septum
b)
nasal cavity
c)
paranasal sinuses
d)
nostril
5.
exhalation
a)
inspiration
b)
expiration
c)
hyperventilating
d)
vital cpacity
6.
opening between the vocal cords
a)
epiglottis
b)
trachea
c)
septum
d)
glottis
7.
microscopic air sacs at ends of bronchioles
a)
bronchi
b)
capillaries
c)
larynx
d)
alveoli
8.
air-filled spaces within the bones of the skull
a)
nasal cavity
b)
paranasal sinuses
c)
nasal septum
d)
cilia
9.
the total amount of air that the lungs can possibly hold
a)
total lung capacity
b)
residual volume
c)
vital capacity
d)
tidal volume
10.
the amount of air that exists in the lungs in a normal expiration
a)
tidal volume
b)
residual volume
c)
total lung capacity
d)
vital capacity
11.
the layers of tissue within an alveolus where exchange of gases occur between blood and air
a)
respiratory membrane
b)
capillaries
c)
bronchioles
d)
bronchi
12.
an enlargement in the airway at the top of the trachea and below the pharynx
a)
windpipe
b)
larynx
c)
nasal cavity
d)
nasal septum
13.
soft, spongy, cone-shaped organs
a)
nostrils
b)
alveoli
c)
bronchi
d)
lungs
14.
the utlization of oxygen and the production of CO2 by the cells
a)
respiration
b)
hyperventilation
c)
cellular respiration
d)
inspiration
15.
process of increasing the breathing process by breathing in deeply and rapidly
a)
respiration
b)
hyperventilation
c)
inspiration
d)
expiration
16.
area behind the oral cavity and between the nasal cavity and larynx
a)
voicebox
b)
windpipe
c)
pharynx
d)
nasal cavity
17.
the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after taking the deepest breath possible
a)
tidal volume
b)
residual volume
c)
total lung capacity
d)
vital capacity
18.
dome shaped muscle found beneath the lungs
a)
intercostal muscle
b)
diaphragm
c)
respiratory membrane
d)
septum
19.
structure that divides the nose
a)
nasal cavity
b)
paranasal sinuses
c)
nasal septum
d)
trachea
20.
flap of tissue that is pressed down during swallowing
a)
glottis
b)
respiratory membrane
c)
epiglottis
d)
septum
21.
inhalation
a)
hyperventilation
b)
inspiration
c)
exhalation
d)
respiration
22.
the amount of air that remains in lungs at all times
a)
vital capacity
b)
residual volume
c)
tidal volume
d)
total lung capacity
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