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WorksheetsLungs, ventilation and smoking
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the name of the two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)?
bronchi
alveoli
capillaries
bronchioles
Which muscle is involved in breathing?
diaphragm
biceps
abdominal
Which is the correct spelling for the muscle below the lungs which is involved in breathing?
diaphragm
diaphram
diafram
You have 2 bronchi, each one is called a _____________.
bronchiole
bronchus
bronchioley
What do the cilia do?
Catch dust and microbes
Waft mucus and trapped dust and microbes up and out of the lungs
Help the cells lining the windpipe to move about
Why is mucus produced in the lungs?
To help you cough
To trap microbes to reduce the chance of infection
To help the air move in and out
Your lungs are sealed within air tight bags lined with something called the ..................... ..........................
ciliated epithelium
pleural membrane
alveoli sacs
intercostal muscle
Many chemicals in cigarettes are considered carcinogenic because they cause what?
Emphysema
Cancer
Heart disease
Liver Failure
Smoking interferes with the lungs' ability to provide what to the rest of the body?
Oxygen
Ammonia
Water
Carbon dioxide
Cigarettes and e-cigarettes both contain:
Nicotine
Tobacco
Formaldehyde
Tar
What effect does tar have on ciliated cells?
Kills the cells
Damages the cilia
Tar doesn't affect these cells
What is emphysema?
When there is too much mucus in the lungs
When the alveolar walls have broken down, reducing surface area
A type of lung cancer
Damage to the cilia
Which chemical in cigarette smoke causes the lung tissue to blacken?
tar
nicotine
carbon monoxide
Suggest the effect of long term smoking on the amount of oxygen transported in someone's blood?
Decreased
Increased
What is meant by the term bronchitis?
Inflammation of the bronchi (caused by infection)
A tumour in the bronchi
Only having 1 bronchus
Which chemical in cigarette smoke increases the risk of lung cancer?
tar
nicotine
carbon monoxide
Which chemical in cigarette smoke results in coughing and more frequent infections?
tar
nicotine
carbon monoxide
FEV1 is a measure of the volume of air that can be forced out of the lungs in 1 second. What effect might smoking have on FEV1?
Increase the FEV1
Decrease the FEV1
What condition is represented by the image on the right?
Lung cancer
Bronchitis
Emphysema
