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WorksheetsThe Respiratory System
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
o break down food and absorb nutrients
c)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
2.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide
c)
carbon dioxide/waste
d)
waste/air
3.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
4.
What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?
a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
5.
Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing
a)
Pharynx
b)
Trachea
c)
Epiglottis
6.
A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
7.
Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?
a)
nose
b)
pharynx
c)
larynx
d)
trachea
8.
Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation.
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation.
a)
1,2,3,4
b)
2,3,1,4
c)
2,1,3,4
d)
4,2,3,1
9.
The trachea...
a)
extends from the nasal cavity to the bronchi
b)
is lined with cilia
c)
lies posterior to the esophagus
d)
is the passageway for food into the stomach
10.
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
11.
The movement of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood and from the blood to the tissues is due to the process of...
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
cytokinesis
d)
phagocytosis
12.
When the diaphragm contracts...
a)
the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and the pressure decreases, causing air to rush into the lungs.
b)
the volume of the thoracic cavity decreases and the pressure increases causing air to rush out of the lungs.
13.
When the diaphragm relaxes...
a)
the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and the pressure decreases, causing air to rush into the lungs.
b)
the volume of the thoracic cavity decreases and the pressure increases causing air to rush out of the lungs.
14.
The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
15.
Label B is...
a)
Trachea
b)
Diagphragm
c)
Bronchus
d)
Alveolus
16.
Which part of the brain controls breathing?
a)
cerebellum
b)
occipital lobe
c)
pons
d)
medulla oblongata
17.
Membrane layer which covers the lungs
a)
Visceral pleura
b)
Alveolar Ducts
c)
Alveoli
d)
Bronchi
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