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Respiratory System 6th grade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To obtain oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide we use ....

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Excretory system

c)

Respiratory system

d)

Digestive system

2.

When we inhale we are...

a)

breathing in

b)

letting air out

3.

We expell...

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nutrients

4.

When the air comes in, our diaphragm..

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

5.

When we let the air out, our diaphragm...

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

6.

The main organ of our respiratory system is...

a)

heart

b)

stomach

c)

bladder

d)

lungs

7.

Click the ODD one out

a)

diaphragm

b)

bronchus

c)

lung

d)

sweat gland

8.

Air passes from our nose and mouth to the lungs via the oesophagus.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Nº1

a)

trachea

b)

nose

c)

lungs

d)

bronchi

10.

Nº4

a)

bronchi

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

oesophagus

11.

The trachea is also called...

a)

windchime

b)

windpipe

c)

windmill

d)

windscreen

12.

The gas exchange takes place in the...

a)

bronchioles

b)

bronchi

c)

capillaries

d)

alveoli

13.

The alveoli are...

a)

tiny capillaries

b)

tiny air sacks

c)

tiny vessels

d)

tiny cells

14.

What passes from the alveoli to the capillaries?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

oxigen

d)

nutrients

15.

The capillaries are part of the ...

a)

circulatory system

b)

respiratory system

c)

digestive system

d)

excretory system

16.

Our respiratory system is protected by our...

a)

humerus

b)

clavicle

c)

tibia

d)

ribs

17.

Our lungs are protected by a membrane called...

a)

pharynx

b)

plenty

c)

pleura

18.

When we exhale, the air comes out...

a)

hot, especially if it's sunny

b)

cold, always in winter

c)

hot, because of our body temperature

d)

cold, because it comes out fast

19.

When you do sports, feel nervous or excited....

a)

you breathe faster

b)

you breathe slower

c)

your breathing doesn't change

20.

Yawns are contagious but WHY do we YAWN?

a)

Because it's bed time

b)

Because we feel bored

c)

Because our brain needs more oxygen

d)

Because we haven't slept enough