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Respiratory Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a product of cellular respiration?

a)

glucose

b)

water

c)

heat

d)

carbon dioxide

2.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the UPPER respiratory system.

a)

mouth

b)

pharynx

c)

nose

d)

trachea

3.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the LOWER respiratory system?

a)

trachea

b)

larynx

c)

lungs

d)

bronchial tree

4.

Another word for nostrils is:

a)

nares

b)

nodes

c)

nodals

d)

navals

5.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the nasal cavities?

a)

cleaning air

b)

warming air

c)

moisturizing air

d)

cooling air

6.

What are the names of the small hair-like projections which move mucus to the digestive system?

a)

cilia

b)

nares

c)

mucus hairs

d)

flagella

7.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the paranasal sinuses?

a)

lightens head

b)

cools air

c)

warms air

d)

provides resonance for the voice

8.

Which of the sinuses is located just above the eyes?

a)

maxillary

b)

ethmoid

c)

frontal

d)

sphenoid

9.

Which of the sinuses is located just below the eyes?

a)

maxillary

b)

ethmoid

c)

sphenoid

d)

frontal

10.

Which of the sinuses lies between the nose and the eyes?

a)

maxillary

b)

frontal

c)

ethmoid

d)

sphenoid

11.

Which of the sinuses lies behind the nasal cavity?

a)

maxillary

b)

ethmoid

c)

sphenoid

d)

frontal

12.

What structure is commonly referred to as the throat?

a)

trachea

b)

pharynx

c)

larynx

d)

esophagus

13.

Which part of the pharynx is a passageway for AIR only?

a)

oropharynx

b)

nasopharynx

c)

laryngopharynx

14.

The tonsils are located in which part of the pharynx?

a)

oropharynx

b)

nasopharynx

c)

laryngopharynx

15.

The laryngopharynx opens anteriorly to the ___________ and posteriorly to the ________________.

a)

trachea; bronchus

b)

trachea; esophagus

c)

bronchus; trachea

d)

esophagus; trachea

16.

What is the name of the cartilage which PROTECTS the larynx?

a)

laryngo cartilage

b)

cricoid cartilage

c)

arytenoid cartilage

17.

During swallowing, the trachea is covered by the:

a)

soft palate

b)

vocal cords

c)

epiglottis

d)

thyroid cartilage

18.

The trachea is kept open by:

a)

fibrous connective tissue

b)

C-shaped pieces of cartilage

c)

ciliated epithelium

d)

elastic connective tissue

19.

The right bronchus branches into ___ secondary bronchi which branch into ___ tertiary bronchi

a)

2; 8

b)

3; 8

c)

3; 10

d)

2;10

20.

The parietal pleura is the ______ layer, which lines the chest cavity.

a)

inner

b)

right

c)

middle

d)

outer

21.

How many lobes is the right lung divided into?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

How many lobes is the LEFT lung divided into?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

The cardiac ________ is the location on the lungs where the heart is located.

a)

niche

b)

notch

c)

node

d)

nasum

24.

What is the pressure in the air around you called?

a)

intrapulmonic pressure

b)

intrapleural pressure

c)

atmospheric pressure

25.

What is the name of the the air pressure inside the lungs?

a)

intrapulmonic pressure

b)

intrapleural pressure

c)

atmospheric pressure

26.

What is the name of the air pressure in the space around the lungs?

a)

intrapulmonic pressure

b)

atmospheric pressure

c)

intrapleural pressure

27.

Which of the following is not a factor associated with COPD?

a)

hypoxic

b)

retain oxygen

c)

respiratory acidosis

d)

dyspnea

28.

Which disorder causes alveoli to enlarge & causes walls of adjacent chambers to break through?

a)

Emphysema

b)

Chronic bronchitis

c)

Cystic fibrosis

d)

Asthma

29.

What disorder is caused by chronically inflamed, hypersensitive bronchial passages?

a)

Chronic bronchitis

b)

Cystic fibrosis

c)

asthma

d)

Emphysema

30.

What is the most common lethal genetic disease in the US?

a)

asthma

b)

cystic fibrosis

c)

tuberculosis

d)

lung cancer