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WorksheetsRespiratory System Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In external respiration, the diaphragm relaxes creating:
a)
A decrease in air volume in the lungs
b)
an increase in air volume in the lungs
c)
an increase in lung capacity
d)
No change in air volume
2.
The fatty substance that lines the inner surface of the alveoli is called?
a)
Pleural fluid
b)
Ciliated mucus
c)
Surfactant
d)
Mucus
3.
The thin, moist slippery membrane that covers the lungs is called the:
a)
Alveoli
b)
Pleura
c)
Mediastinum
d)
Sinus
4.
Which respiratory structure serves as a common passage way for air and food?
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Larynx
c)
Pharynx
d)
Trachea
5.
Which respiratory structure serves as a common passage way for air and food?
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Larynx
c)
Pharynx
d)
Trachea
6.
Which family member is more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
a)
Aunt Jane who works at a day care
b)
Cousin Jessica who is being treated for sinusitis
c)
Grandma who had influenza last year
d)
Uncle John who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day
7.
Which structure extends from the larynx, in front of the esophagus, and forms the two bronchi?
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Larynx
c)
Pharynx
d)
Trachea
8.
After running a mile, Sherri has a respiratory rate of 25 breaths per minute. What type of breathing is observed?
a)
Apnea
b)
Eupnea
c)
Orthopnea
d)
Tachypnea
9.
Which structure serves as a common passage way for air and food?
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Larynx
c)
Trachea
d)
Pharynx
10.
The respiratory center located in the medulla oblongata will trigger respiration in response to?
a)
increase in carbon dioxide and increase in oxygen in the blood
b)
increase in carbon dioxide or decrease in oxygen in the blood
c)
increase in oxygen or decrease in carbon dioxide in the blood
d)
decrease in carbon dioxide and decrease in oxygen in the blood
11.
In which body cavity are the lungs located?
a)
Abdominal
b)
Dorsal
c)
Pelvic
d)
Thoracic
12.
The thin, moist slippery membrane that covers the lungs is called the:
a)
Alveoli
b)
pleura
c)
mediastinum
d)
sinus
13.
After a stabbing injury to the right chest, you observe John's chest is only rising on the left side. John is experiencing?
a)
Influenza
b)
Pneumonia
c)
Pneumothorax
d)
Tuberculosis
14.
The patient's chest x-ray revealed fluid in the lungs. The patient was diagnosed with?
a)
Influenza
b)
Pneumonia
c)
Pneumothorax
d)
Tuberculosis
15.
The fatty substance that lines the inner surface of the alveoli is called?
a)
Pleural Fluid
b)
Ciliated mucus
c)
Surfactant
d)
Mucus
16.
Maggie was recently diagnosed with asthma. Today, Maggie is outside playing and you observe her coughing and becoming anxious. What type of treatment would be recommended?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Nothing
c)
Rescue inhaler
d)
Vaccine
17.
Joe blows into a spirometer and relaxes his diaphragm. This process is:
a)
Aspiration
b)
Exhalation
c)
Inhalation
d)
Sound production
18.
Janie was diagnosed with influenza. In addition to respiratory symptoms, Janie may have?
a)
Blood tinged septum
b)
Joint pain
c)
Night sweats
d)
Weight loss
19.
Jessie was playing outside and started having difficulty breathing. The teacher sends jessie to the school nurse. The school nurse listens to Jessie with a stethoscope and hears a wheezing noise. What type of disorder may jessie have?
a)
Asthma
b)
Bronchitis
c)
Emphysema
d)
Pneumonia
20.
In which body cavity are the lungs located?
a)
Dorsal
b)
Thoracic
c)
Pelvic
d)
Abdominal
21.
Which function is demonstrated by the diaphragm contracting and moving downward?
a)
Internal respiration
b)
Aspiration
c)
External respiration
d)
perspiration
22.
A patient has been diagnosed with emphysema. Emphysema damages the alveoli and they lose their elasticity. The function lost is:
a)
the ability to exhale
b)
the ability to inhale
c)
the ability to produce sound
d)
the ability to regulate homeostasis
23.
Which function is demonstrated by the diagphragm contracting and moving downward?
a)
external respiration
b)
internal respiration
c)
perspiration
d)
aspiration
24.
The external respiration, the diaghragm relaxes creating:
a)
a decrease in air volume in the lungs
b)
an increase in air volume in the lungs
c)
an increase in lung capacity
d)
no change in air vvolume
25.
Jessie was playing outside and started having difficulty breathing. The teacher sends Jessie to the school nurse. the school nurse listens to Jessie with a stethoscope and hears a wheezing noise. What type of disorder may Jessie have?
a)
Asthma
b)
Bronchitis
c)
Emphysema
d)
pneumonia
26.
The doctor diagnosed Leslie with a common cold and does not give her an antibiotic because:
a)
Leslie is not contagious
b)
Leslie washes her hands frequently
c)
The common cold is viral and antibiotic do not treat viruses
d)
There is no antibiotic available for this strain of the common cold
27.
The patient's chest x-ray revealed fluid in the lungs. The patient was diagnosed with:
a)
influenza
b)
pneumonia
c)
pneumothorax
d)
tuberculosis
28.
Joe blows into a spirometer and relaxes his diaphragm. This process is:
a)
asppiration
b)
exhalation
c)
inhalation
d)
sound production
29.
James is in the post anesthesia care unit and has a respiratory rate of 14 breaths per minute. What type of breathing is observed?
a)
apnea
b)
dyspnea
c)
eupnea
d)
tachypnea
30.
A patient has been diagnosed with emphysema. Emphysema damages the alveoli and they lose their elasticity. The function lost is:
a)
the ability to exhale
b)
the ability to inhale
c)
the ability to produce sound
d)
the ability to regulate homeostasis
31.
Maggie was recently diagnosed with asthma. Today, Maggie is outside playing and you observe here coughing and becoming anxious. What type of treatment would be recommended?
a)
antibiotics
b)
nothing
c)
rescue inhaler
d)
vaccine
32.
The patient's chest x-ray revealed fluid in the lungs. The patient was diagnosed with:
a)
influenza
b)
pneumonia
c)
pneumothorax
d)
tuberculosis
33.
The nurse enters the hospital room and finds the patient is not breathing. The patient has:
a)
orthopenea
b)
apnea
c)
dyspnea
d)
eupnea
34.
Which family member is more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
a)
Aunt Jane who works at a day care
b)
Cousin Jessica who is being treated for sinusitis
c)
Grandma who had influenza last year
d)
Uncle John who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day
35.
After running a mile, Sherri has a respiratory rate of 25 breaths per minute. What type of breathing is observed?
a)
apnea
b)
eupnea
c)
orthopnea
d)
tachypnea
36.
Janie was diagnosed with influenza. In addition to respiratory symptoms, Janie may have:
a)
blood tinged sputum
b)
joint pain
c)
night sweats
d)
weight loss
37.
What cavity contains the heart, lungs, and esophagus?
a)
abdominal
b)
dorsal
c)
pelvic
d)
thoracic
38.
the pharynx, larynx, and alveoli are in which system?
a)
digestive
b)
respiratory
c)
sensory
d)
urinary
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