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respiratory

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

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 division of the trachea forms

a)

nose

b)

main bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

alveoli

6.

Olfactory receptors are located in the mucosa of the nose. What are these receptors used for?

a)

sight

b)

smell

c)

touch

d)

taste

7.

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

a)

nose

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

8.

NUMBER 6:

a)

Lungs

b)

Trachea

c)

Mouth

d)

Alveoli

9.

NUMBER 3:

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Bronchi

d)

Alveoli

10.

Inside the lungs, the bronchi divide into smaller tubes. At the end of these tubes, there are tiny sacs called...

a)

Pharynx

b)

Trachea

c)

Lungs

d)

Alveoli

11.

When we breathe out, the ____________ leaves our lungs.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

12.
The system of the body that brings oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide.
a)
respiratory​ ​system​
b)
skeletal system
c)
muscular system
d)
circulatory system
13.
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
14.

Which is not a job of the respiratory system?

a)

taking in oxygen

b)

taking out carbon dioxide

c)

transport glucose

15.

What does the respiratory system release?

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ATP

16.

After the nose, air passes into the

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

bronchi

d)

bronchioles

17.

What do we take in when we inhale?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

lungs

18.
The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)
a)
bronchi
b)
alveoli
c)
capillaries
d)
bronchioles
19.
Name the organ label # 6. 
a)
alveoli 
b)
bronchi 
c)
trachea 
d)
lungs 
20.

tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood.

a)

lungs

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

diaphragm

21.

Main muscle of the respiratory system

a)

alveoli

b)

trachea

c)

vocal cords

d)

diaphragm

e)

epiglottis

22.

Respiratory disease

a)

asthma

b)

gastritis

c)

headache

d)

apendicitis

23.

During inhalation, the diaphragm is ____.

a)

relaxing

b)

contracting

24.

This structure acts as a "valve", letting solids and liquids pass to the digestive system

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

epiglottis

d)

trachea