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Respiratory System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Air moves into the lungs due to 
a)
decreased air pressure in lungs
b)
pressure of diaphragm on lungs
c)
throat muscles contracting
d)
active transport
2.
amount of air that moves in and out during eupnea.
a)
tidal volume
b)
respiratory reserve volume
c)
inspiratory reserve volume
d)
Residual volume
3.
Location of gas exchange
a)
alveoli
b)
myocardium
c)
raveoli
d)
pulmonary vent
4.
Normal breathing
a)
apnea
b)
Hypernea
c)
Eupnea
d)
Dyspnea
5.
16?
a)
Anterior segmental lobe
b)
Diphragm
c)
Superior lingular segment
d)
pneumonectomy
6.
temporarily stop breathing
a)
apnea
b)
orthopnea
c)
apneusis
d)
sepsis
7.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
8.
The larynx is also known as the...
a)
Voice box
b)
Passage to the lungs
c)
Long vein
d)
Airway
9.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
10.
What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?
a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
11.
H2O and CO2 combine to form ___________ in blood.
a)
ClCO3
b)
H2CO3
c)
C6H12O6
d)
H1CO3
12.
What are the main muscles of inhalation?
a)
The diaphragm and internal intercostals
b)
The scalenes and the abdominal muscles
c)
The diaphram and abdominal muscles
d)
The diaphragm and external intercostals
13.
labored or difficult breathing
a)
dyspnea
b)
hypernea
c)
hypoventilation
d)
hyperventilation
14.
Surfactant...
a)
decreases the surface tension of fluid in the alveoli
b)
increases the energy required to keep the lungs inflated
c)
makes the lungs tend to collapse
d)
traps foreign particles that enter the lungs
15.
Bony ridges on the lateral walls of the nasal cavity that increase surface area are known as...
a)
paranasal sinuses
b)
nasal septa
c)
conchae
d)
nostrils