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lung diseases

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Smoking is?
a)
Bad for your lungs
b)
Great for every part of the body
c)
Only a little bad
d)
delicious 
2.
Our bodies need the _________ in the air we breathe.
a)
feathers
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
3.
When you take air in through your mouth or your nose, you....
a)
exhale
b)
cough
c)
inhale
4.
When you breathe hard, your body...
a)
gets really sweaty.
b)
takes in more oxygen.
c)
sounds loud.
5.
When you exercise, your heart beats faster to...
a)
spread oxygen throughout your body more quickly.
b)
make you feel excited.
c)
let you know you're working hard.
6.
What type of cells carries oxygen?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
neurons
7.
What is a way to prevent Lung Cancer?
a)
Drink Alchohol 
b)
Don't smoke
c)
Eat Unhealthy 
d)
Smoke
8.
What is the respiratory system? 
a)
Body's food processing system
b)
Body's breathing system
c)
Body's reproduction system
d)
Body's nervous system
9.
What is the main organ in the respiratory system?
a)
Kidney
b)
Heart
c)
Lungs
d)
Diaphragm
10.
What is the main bone structure that protects the lungs
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Rib cage
c)
Skull
d)
Pelvis
11.
What is the organ "x"
a)
Heart
b)
Lungs
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Trachea
12.
What is tube that is also known as your wind pipe?
a)
esophogus
b)
bronchi
c)
trachea
d)
alveoli
13.
A substance that causes cancer is generally called a/an  
a)
pollutant
b)
irritant
c)
carcinogen
d)
antigen
14.

Which of these is NOT a primary air pollutant?

a)

smog

b)

particulate matter (PM2.5)

c)

carbon monoxide (C0)

d)

sulfur dioxides (S02)

15.

Which pair below are the two main sources of air pollution in urban (populated) areas?

a)

vehicles, volcanoes

b)

vehicles, industries

c)

Industries, agriculture

d)

All of the above

16.

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

a)

Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases, birth defects, and cancer

b)

Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.

c)

None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.

d)

Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

17.

Acid precipitation can lead to all of the following EXCEPT…

a)

a decrease in a community’s standard of living.

b)

an increase in respiratory ailments.

c)

an increase of aquatic biodiversity.

d)

a destruction of historic monuments.

18.

The following ailments are long-term effects of air pollution EXCEPT

a)

emphysema. (hardening of lungs)

b)

lung cancer.

c)

headaches.

d)

heart disease.

19.

What is the chronic lung disease that inflamed and narrows the airways?

a)

Atherosclerosis

b)

Asthma

c)

Appendicitis

d)

Alzheimer’s disease

20.
Which one is NOT part of the respiratory tract?
a)
the upper respiratory
b)
the airways
c)
the lungs
d)
the arteries
21.
What is the function of the respiratory system
a)
gas exchange 
b)
inhalation
c)
exhalation
d)
defense
22.

I have a stuffy nose. I need some_______

a)

Cough drops

b)

Heating pads

c)

Tea with lemon

d)

nasal spray

23.
What does C.O.P.D stand for?
a)
Complex Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
b)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
c)
Chronic Objective Pulmonary Disease
d)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Distruction
24.
C.O.P.D : Is a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breath.
a)
False 
b)
True
25.
What happens during an asthma attack when you have C.O.P.D?
a)
The bronchioles close and make it impossibe to breathe
b)
You cannot breathe at all
c)
The bronchioles go into spasm causing air passages to get squeezed 
d)
The trachea go into spasm causing air passages to get squeeze d
26.
which one could be a symptom of C.O.P.D ?
a)
hallucinations 
b)
dizziness
c)
shortness of breath 
d)
Chronic ache 
27.

Inelasticity of the lungs due to chronic inflammation and scarring of the lung tissue:

a)

pleuritis/pleurisy

b)

pneumothorax

c)

pneumonia

d)

emphysema

28.

Treatable with antibiotics, characterized by painful sinuses, fever, and pus in the mucus.

a)

cystic fibrosis

b)

lung cancer

c)

laryngitis

d)

upper respiratory infection

29.
Cancer, Emphysema, and Allergies are all types of 
a)
Communicable Diseases
b)
Viruses
c)
Bacteria
d)
Non-Communicable Diseases
30.
A disease that is caused by germs and can spread from person to person is called a 
a)
Non Communicable Disease
b)
Communicable Disease
c)
Allergy
d)
Virus
31.
The body's resistance to a disease through the presence of anitbodies is known as
a)
Virus
b)
Antibody
c)
Vaccine
d)
Immunity
32.
A substance made by certain white blood cells that attaches to a germ and makes it harmless
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Pathogen
d)
Antibodies
33.
A serious disease of the lungs that causes the air sacs to be destroyed is called
a)
Cancer
b)
Emphysema
c)
Atherosclerosis
d)
Heart Disease
34.
What is one way that germs can spread to another person
a)
Washing your hands
b)
Direct Contact/Touching someone else
c)
Staring at someone
d)
Breathing
35.
The uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells is called 
a)
Asthma
b)
Emphysema
c)
Cancer
d)
Cardiovascular Disease