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The Human Respiratory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After air has been received by the mouth and nose and eventually the back of throat, it enters the

a)

esophagus

b)

larynx

c)

stomach

d)

trachea

2.

The "adam's apple" is a collective term for a type of bony covering around what structure?

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

esophagus

d)

nasal sinus

3.

What is responsible for changing your tone of voice associated with the larynx/voice box?

a)

the amount of saliva around the structure

b)

the amount of hyaline cartlage around the structure

c)

the movement of muscles around the structure

d)

the blood flow around the structure

4.

Everyone has an adam's apple, ladies just have a smaller one.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The changing of muscles around the larynx can make you a baritone or a falsetto.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A person who is considered baritone has a high voice.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What structure controls the movement of air into the trachea?

a)

the larynx

b)

the pharynx

c)

the stomach

d)

the heart

8.

After moving through the larynx, it moves into the

a)

stomach

b)

pharynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

9.

Which of the following plays a key role in the process of respiration?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

hydrogen

10.

The right lung has 3 lobes, while the left has 2.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What structure fits into the cardiact notch?

a)

the liver

b)

the stomach

c)

the esophagus

d)

the heart

12.

The lungs are not part of the mediastinum.

a)

True

b)

Fasle

13.

The lungs are not found within the

a)

ventral cavity

b)

pleural cavity

c)

thoracic cavity

d)

pericardial cavity

14.

Which of the following is not associated with the lungs?

a)

parietal pleura

b)

pericardial sac

c)

visceral pleura

d)

serous fluid

15.

The floor of where the two lungs abide is formed from the diaphragm.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The thorax is composed of the ribs, diaphragm, heart, and lungs, and stomach.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What structure helps explain the architecture of the lungs?

a)

a river

b)

a mountain

c)

a tree

d)

a reservoir

18.

The cardiac notch is part of which lung?

a)

the right

b)

the left

19.

The transfer of oxygen between the outside air and the circulatory system occurs where?

a)

the bronchi

b)

the bronchioles

c)

the alveoli

d)

the trachea

20.

The carbon dioxide that you exhale is the result of cellular respiration, which occurs in all of your cells.

a)

True

b)

False