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Respiratory System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
2.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
3.

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Epiglottis

4.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
5.
The left lung has three lobes and the right lung has two. 
a)
True
b)
False
6.

The drawing in of breath; inhalation.

a)

Inspiration

b)

Expiration

7.

Which lung has 2 lobes?

a)

Right

b)

Left

8.

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

a)

nose

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

9.

NUMBER 2:

a)

Pharynx

b)

Bronchi

c)

Alveoli

d)

Lungs

10.

NUMBER 6:

a)

Lungs

b)

Trachea

c)

Mouth

d)

Alveoli

11.

NUMBER 1:

a)

lungs

b)

pharynx

c)

mouth

d)

alveoli

12.

NUMBER 3:

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Bronchi

d)

Alveoli

13.

When we breath in the diaphragm...

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

14.

When we breathe out the diaphragm...

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

15.

When we breathe out, the ____________ leaves our lungs.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

16.
The tube in the body through which air moves as it travels to and from the lungs;the windpipe.
a)
heart
b)
bone
c)
blood vessel
d)
trachea 
17.
A wide muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and aids in the inflation of the lungs.
a)
diaphragm​
b)
heart
c)
nose
d)
trachea
18.
The beginning point of the respiratory system where air is taken into the body.
a)
lung
b)
diaphragm​
c)
nose​
d)
trachea​
19.
Swelling of the bronchi. It causes coughing, fever, and chest tightness.
a)
Allergies
b)
Bronchitis
c)
Asthma
d)
Pneumonia
20.
Disease in which the alveoli are damaged or destroyed. Strongly linked to smoking.
a)
Allergies
b)
Emphysema
c)
Asthma
d)
Pneumonia
21.
Disease in which tissue of the lungs is destroyed by the growth of a tumor.
a)
Allergies
b)
Emphysema
c)
Asthma
d)
Lung Cancer
22.
The Trachea splits into 2 branches and each of these goes into 1 of the lungs.
a)
Bronchioles
b)
Alveoli
c)
Bronchi
d)
Esophagus
23.
The passageway that is shared by both the digestive and respiratory system is the....
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
nose
24.

Tiny hairs that move particles in the nose are called

a)

mucus

b)

vocal cords

c)

cilia

d)

flagella

25.
Which part of the Respiratory System collects air from the environment & heats/moistens the air before entering the body?
a)
lungs
b)
nose
c)
heart
d)
brain