WorksheetsRespiratory System
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the respiratory system?
a)
The body's system of nerves.
b)
The body's breathing system
c)
The body's food-processing system
d)
The body's blood-transporting system
2.
Air enters the body and to the lungs...
a)
through the mouth and the nose
b)
through the esophagus and gullet
c)
through the windpipe and the pores
d)
through the nose and the nervous system
3.
What is another name for the windpipe?
a)
Lungs
b)
Larynx
c)
Trachea
d)
Esophagus
4.
What important activity takes place in the lungs?
a)
Food is digested.
b)
Liquid waste is filtered from the blood.
c)
Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
d)
The trachea is exchanged for the larynx.
5.
Which organ is made up of air-carrying tubes and tiny sacs?
a)
The brain
b)
The lungs
c)
The stomach
d)
The diaphragm
6.
The lower respiratory tract includes?
a)
alveoli, squamous, epithelial cells, and pharynx
b)
capillaries, alveoli, nose, pharynx
c)
oropharynx, bronchioles, lungs
d)
trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, alveoli
7.
What is the main bone structure that protects the lungs
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Rib cage
c)
Skull
d)
Pelvis
8.
Name the structure labeled 8
a)
lungs
b)
trachea
c)
diaphragm
d)
alveoli
9.
Name the organ label # 6.
a)
alveoli
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
lungs
10.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
11.
The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
12.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide
c)
carbon dioxide/waste
d)
waste/air
13.
What is function of the dome-shaped diaphragm?
a)
This is where gas exchange happens.
b)
Air passes through the diaphragm on the way to the lungs.
c)
It attaches to the lungs to help in breathing.
d)
It is under the lungs and helps move air into and out of the lungs.
14.
What is the larynx?
a)
The firm cartilage structure at the opening to the major airways.
b)
The rings of cartilage around the trachea
c)
The airway leading to the alveoli
d)
The part where air exits the body
15.
What occurs in the alveoli?
a)
Gas exchange
b)
Air flow
c)
Create blood
d)
Create air
16.
What is the epiglottis?
a)
A cartilage flap that protects the opening of the larynx during swallowing
b)
The smaller version of a glottis
c)
The top part of a glottis
d)
A piece that allows vocal chords to work
17.
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?
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
18.
The use of oxygen by the cells to release enery from food is called...
a)
photosynthesis
b)
cellular respiration
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
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