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The Respiratory System - Gaseous Exchange

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
After the trachea, air travels through the...
a)
Bronchiole
b)
Alveoli
c)
Bronchus
d)
Capillary
2.
Identify the pathway of air.
a)
nasal cavity, throat, bronchioles, bronchi, alveoli
b)
mouth, nasal cavity, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
c)
nasal cavity/mouth, trachea, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
d)
nasal cavity/mouth, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
3.

A capillary is a form of...

a)

Gas exchange

b)

Respiration

c)

Blood vessel

d)

Alveoli

4.

Identify a characteristic of capillaries

a)

Thick cell wall

b)

Small lumen

c)

Contain valves to prevent backflow

d)

Semi permeable membrane

5.
Gaseous exchange happens...
a)
in the bronchi
b)
in the lungs
c)
in the alveoli
d)
in the heart
6.
Gaseous exchange is when...
a)
o2 diffuses from the alveoli to the capillary
b)
co2 diffuses from the alveoli to the capillary
c)
o2 diffuses from the capillary to the alveoli
d)
co2 diffuses from the capillary to the alveoli
7.
Oxygen + haemoglobin = ?
a)
oxygenated haemoglobin
b)
oxyhaemoglobin
c)
haemoglobin
d)
oxygenglobin
8.

Gaseous exchange happens because of...

a)

Osmosis

b)

Respiration

c)

Diffusion

d)

Semi-permeable membranes

9.

Diffusion is...

a)

Movement of gas from an area of high concentration to high

b)

Movement of gas from an area of high concentration to low

c)

Movement of gas from an area of low concentration to high

d)

Movement of gas from an area of low concentration to low

10.

Air arriving in the alveoli has a...

a)

Higher concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and a lower concentration of oxygen (O2)

b)

Higher concentration of oxygen (O2) and a lower concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2)

11.
Blood arriving in the capillary from the body has a...
a)
Higher concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and a lower concentration of oxygen (O2)
b)
Higher concentration of oxygen (O2) and a lower concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2)
12.

What is gaseous exchange?

a)

The movement of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the bronchi and pulmonary artery

b)

The movement of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the alveoli and bloodstream

c)

The movement of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the heart and lungs

d)

The movement of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide between the nasal cavity and heart