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Respiratory System Parts

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps with breathing.

a)

Larynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Diaphragm

2.

The voicebox

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Larynx

3.

These carry air into the lungs

a)

Bronchi and bronchiole tubes

b)

Alveoli

c)

Sinuses

4.

Small spaces in the skull thought to regulate the temperature and humidity of the air taken in to the body.

a)

Alveoli

b)

Tonsils

c)

Sinuses

5.

Lymph tissue and lymph nodes that protect the body from infection

a)

Adenoids and tonsils

b)

Alveoli and sinuses

c)

Bronchi and trachea

6.

Which of these is the job of the respiratory system?

a)

Holding up the body and giving it support and shape.

b)

Gas exchange between the external environment and the body's circulatory system.

c)

Breaking down food for it to be used by the body.

7.

Small air sacs in the lungs where many capillaries exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen taken into the body.

a)

Bronchi

b)

Alveoli

c)

Trachea

8.

A flap over the trachea that keeps out food and anything else that could clog the trachea.

a)

Epiglottis

b)

Larynx

c)

Pharynx

9.

This tube carries air down to the windpipe.

a)

Larynx

b)

Sinuses

c)

Pharynx

10.

The windpipe

a)

Larynx

b)

Adenoid

c)

Trachea

11.

The two major organs of the respiratory system where the gas exchange takes place and carbon dioxide is given off and oxygen taken in.

a)

Kidneys

b)

Lungs

c)

Intestines