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Lungs, ventilation and smoking

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the correct air pathway when you breathe in.
a)
Windpipe ---> Nose ---> Lungs
b)
Lungs ---> Nose ---> Windpipe
c)
Nose ---> Windpipe ---> Lungs
d)
Nose ---> Lungs ---> Windpipe
2.

What is the name of the two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)?

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

capillaries

d)

bronchioles

3.

Which muscle is involved in breathing?

a)

diaphragm

b)

biceps

c)

abdominal

4.

Which is the correct spelling for the muscle below the lungs which is involved in breathing?

a)

diaphragm

b)

diaphram

c)

diafram

5.

You have 2 bronchi, each one is called a _____________.

a)

bronchiole

b)

bronchus

c)

bronchioley

6.

What do the cilia do?

a)

Catch dust and microbes

b)

Waft mucus and trapped dust and microbes up and out of the lungs

c)

Help the cells lining the windpipe to move about

7.

Why is mucus produced in the lungs?

a)

To help you cough

b)

To trap microbes to reduce the chance of infection

c)

To help the air move in and out

8.

Your lungs are sealed within air tight bags lined with something called the ..................... ..........................

a)

ciliated epithelium

b)

pleural membrane

c)

alveoli sacs

d)

intercostal muscle

9.

Many chemicals in cigarettes are considered carcinogenic because they cause what?

a)

Emphysema

b)

Cancer

c)

Heart disease

d)

Liver Failure

10.

Smoking interferes with the lungs' ability to provide what to the rest of the body?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Ammonia

c)

Water

d)

Carbon dioxide

11.

Cigarettes and e-cigarettes both contain:

a)

Nicotine

b)

Tobacco

c)

Formaldehyde

d)

Tar

12.

What effect does tar have on ciliated cells?

a)

Kills the cells

b)

Damages the cilia

c)

Tar doesn't affect these cells

13.

What is emphysema?

a)

When there is too much mucus in the lungs

b)

When the alveolar walls have broken down, reducing surface area

c)

A type of lung cancer

d)

Damage to the cilia

14.

Which chemical in cigarette smoke causes the lung tissue to blacken?

a)

tar

b)

nicotine

c)

carbon monoxide

15.

Suggest the effect of long term smoking on the amount of oxygen transported in someone's blood?

a)

Decreased

b)

Increased

16.

What is meant by the term bronchitis?

a)

Inflammation of the bronchi (caused by infection)

b)

A tumour in the bronchi

c)

Only having 1 bronchus

17.

Which chemical in cigarette smoke increases the risk of lung cancer?

a)

tar

b)

nicotine

c)

carbon monoxide

18.

Which chemical in cigarette smoke results in coughing and more frequent infections?

a)

tar

b)

nicotine

c)

carbon monoxide

19.

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?

a)

Increase the FEV1

b)

Decrease the FEV1

20.

What condition is represented by the image on the right?

a)

Lung cancer

b)

Bronchitis

c)

Emphysema