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The Lungs

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Oxygen from the air enters the blood stream at what location?
a)
Cardiac Notch
b)
Pulmonary Vein
c)
Alveoli
d)
Paranasal Sinuses
2.
Inhale!!!
My lungs ________
a)
Got Smaller
b)
Got Bigger
3.
Where is the bronchi?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
What is #6?
a)
Aveoli
b)
Lung
c)
Vocal Cord
d)
Trachea
5.
Which of the following does NOT make up part of the lungs?
a)
Alveoli
b)
Bronchioles
c)
Trachea
d)
Bronchi
6.
Which lung has 3 lobes?
a)
Right
b)
Left
c)
Purple
d)
Big
7.
O2 diffuses from the alveolar air into the blood in pulmonary capillaries, as pO2 is higher in the capillaries. 
a)
True 
b)
False
8.
Why is PO2 higher in systemic capillaries than it is in tissue cells?  
a)
Tissue cells are undergoing mitosis constantly 
b)
Tissue cells are constantly producing wastes, such as CO2
c)
Tissue cells constantly use O2 to produce ATP
9.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
10.
What is the function of the bronchi?
a)
Transport air from nose to lungs
b)
Transport air from trachea to lungs
c)
Transport air from lungs to alveoli
d)
Transport air from alveoli to blood
11.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
12.
What surrounds the alveoli?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
13.
The breathing rate is faster in children and women than in men.
a)
False
b)
True
14.
Name the structure labeled 8 
a)
lungs 
b)
trachea 
c)
diaphragm 
d)
alveoli 
15.
Location of gas exchange
a)
alveoli
b)
myocardium
c)
raveoli
d)
pulmonary vent
16.
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
17.
spasm of the diaphragm
a)
cough
b)
sneeze
c)
hiccup
d)
yawn
18.
What type of cells carries oxygen?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
neurons
19.
What is called the "windpipe?"
a)
Larynx
b)
Trachea
c)
Lungs