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Respiratory System

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
2.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
3.
A disorder of the lungs called ____ causes the bronchi to become restricted (get smaller) so air can't get to the lungs.
a)
asthma 
b)
cold
c)
influenza 
d)
bronchitis 
4.
Name the organ label # 6. 
a)
alveoli 
b)
bronchi 
c)
trachea 
d)
lungs 
5.
What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?
a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
6.
Name the structure labeled 8 
a)
lungs 
b)
trachea 
c)
diaphragm 
d)
alveoli 
7.
maximum volume of air that can be moved out of the lungs after normal expiration
a)
tidal volume
b)
inspiratory reserve volume
c)
expiratory reserve volume
d)
risidual volume
8.
16?
a)
Anterior segmental lobe
b)
Diphragm
c)
Superior lingular segment
d)
pneumonectomy
9.
4?
a)
Sinusis
b)
Nasal cavity
c)
Pharynx
d)
Larynx
10.
5?
a)
pharynx
b)
larynx
c)
trechea
d)
nasal cavity
11.
C?
a)
left lung
b)
 right lung
c)
diaphragm
d)
treachea
12.
A?
a)
alveoli
b)
alveolar duct
c)
alveolar sac
d)
capilaries
13.
D?
a)
blood flowing to the heart
b)
blood flowing away from heart
c)
microcirculation
d)
blood filled w/ CO2
14.
temporarily stop breathing
a)
apnea
b)
orthopnea
c)
apneusis
d)
sepsis
15.
excess pulmonary ventilation, resulting in too much O2 in the blood
a)
dyspnea
b)
hypernea
c)
hypoventilation
d)
hyperventilation
16.
spasm of the diaphragm
a)
cough
b)
sneeze
c)
hiccup
d)
yawn
17.
screaming at the football game will result in...
a)
rhinits
b)
laryngitis
c)
pharygitis
d)
acute bronchitis
18.
fluid build up in the lungs
a)
pneumonia
b)
acute bronchitis
c)
apnea
d)
pharyngitis
19.
bacterial colonies destroy lung tissue
a)
pneumonia
b)
acute bronchitis
c)
tuberculosis
d)
pharyngitis
20.
malignancy of pulmonary tissue
a)
stomach cancer
b)
lung cancer
c)
emphazema
d)
asthma
21.
The larynx is also known as the...
a)
Voice box
b)
Passage to the lungs
c)
Long vein
d)
Airway
22.
The role of the mucus and and cilia in the respiratory system is to....
a)
warm the air. 
b)
clean the air.
c)
humidify the air. 
d)
All of the choices are true. 
23.
Given the following structures:
1. alveoli
2. bronchi
3. bronchioles
Which of the following is the correct order in which air would flow after inhalation? 
a)
1,2,3
b)
2,1,3
c)
2,3,1
d)
3,2,1
24.
What is the small flap of tissue called that covers the air-only passage when we swallow?
a)
Bronchioles
b)
Larynx
c)
Alveoli
d)
Epiglottis
25.
The respiratory center is controlled by the 
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
pons
d)
medulla oblongata
26.
opening between the vocal cords
a)
glottis
b)
epiglottis
c)
oropharynx
d)
nasopharynx
27.
Throat at the back of the nasal cavity
a)
nasopharynx
b)
oropharynx
c)
pharyngeal
d)
laryngopharynx
28.
Where the throat and the voice box meet?
a)
oropharynx
b)
nasopharynx 
c)
palatine
d)
laryngopharynx
29.
Throat at the back of the oral cavity
a)
oropharynx
b)
laryngopharynx
c)
nasopharynx
d)
pharyngeal
30.
Air is leaving the lungs.
a)
inspiration
b)
expiration
c)
pulmonary ventilation
d)
external respiration
31.
Indicates chronic lung conditions, especially emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
a)
asthma 
b)
emphysema
c)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
d)
pulmonary embolism
32.
Build up of air within the pleural cavity on one side of the chest, could cause lung to collapse.
a)
pneumothorax
b)
hypoxia
c)
thoracentesis
d)
hyperventilation
33.
Which of these is not a function of the Respiratory System?
a)
Diffuses oxygen into the blood stream
b)
Removes C02
c)
Ventilation
d)
regulate body temperature
34.
When inhaling, the diaphragm muscle contracts causing the volume of the chest cavity to _____________, which causes pressure in the lungs to ________________, and air to move _______. 
a)
 increase / decrease / in
b)
increase / increase / in
c)
decrease / increase / out
d)
decrease / decrease / out
35.
When exhaling, the diaphragm muscle relaxes causing the volume of the chest cavity to _____________, which causes pressure in the lungs to ________________, and air to move _______. 
a)
 increase / decrease / in
b)
increase / increase / in
c)
decrease / increase / out
d)
decrease / decrease / out