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WorksheetsCaroline Center A & P Respiratory System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the medical term for the physical movement of air into and out of the lungs?
diaphragm extension
breathing
external respiration
cellular respiration
Which of the following is "the exchange of gases between the alveoli in the lungs and the blood stream"?
external respiration
cellular respiration
internal respiration
breathing
What is the term for the tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gas exchange?
bronchus
trachea
alveoli
bronchioles
What is the term for the exchange of gases in the body between the blood stream and the body's cells?
external respiration
cellular respiration
breathing
internal respiration
What is the term for the metabolic reactions and processes that take place inside of cells to convert nutrients into energy in the form of ATP?
internal respiration
cellular respiration
external respiration
breathing
The main breathing tube from the from the mouth and nose leading to the lungs is called the:
diaphragm
bronchiole
trachea
bronchus
The dome shaped muscular partition separating the chest from the abdomen is called the:
lungaphragm
exhalator
diaphragm
ribs
When we exhale the diaphragm moves:
up
down
When we exhale, the ribs move:
in
out
The two branches off of the trachea are the left and right:
lungs
bronchioles
bronchus
diaphragm
When we inhale, the diaphragm moves:
up
down
When we inhale, the ribs move:
in
out
What is the name of the tiny hairs that protect the nasal passageways, trachea and and other parts of the respiratory tract and filter out foreign matter and organisms that are inhaled with the air?
capillaries
bronchioles
cilia
alveoli
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur in the hundreds of millions of tiny air sacs in the at the end of the bronchioles called ____________________________.
bronchi
cilia
alveoli
ravioli
In a process called passive diffusion, oxygen moves from the ________________________ to the ___________________________ .
alveoli /blood stream
blood stream/ alveoli
cilia/ bronchioles
bronchioles / cilia
Using passive diffusion, carbon dioxide moves from the ___________________ to the ______________________ to be exhaled.
blood stream /bronchi
alveoli /blood stream
blood stream / alveoli
bronchi / alveoli
If all the alveoli in our lungs was ironed out flat, they would cover the surface of :
a baseball field
a ping pong table
a tennis court
a big screen TV
What is a calorie?
small pieces of cake
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water 1 degree Celsius
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water 1 degree Fahrenheit
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water 10 degrees celsius
What is the temperature at which water freezes in degrees Celsius?
0 degrees Celsius
32 degrees Celsius
-32 degrees Celsius
10 degrees Celsius
What is the temperature at which water freezes in degrees Fahrenheit?
32 degrees
0 degrees
-32 degrees
-10 degrees
